Washington (CNN) Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Wednesday evening described the 2017-18 term as "much more divisive than usual."

The term as a whole was "momentous" and filled with "far more than the usual number of high-profile disputes," the 85-year-old Ginsburg, whose career on the Supreme Court spans more than two decades, said at a Washington event hosted by Duke University.

Ginsburg expressed a "hope" that the high court return to its "usual" rates of divisiveness next term.

Ginsburg said that while she and her fellow justices share a "collegiality," that kinship has faded from Congress.

"You don't see that kind of friendship existing in Congress anymore," she said. "You might recall that when I was nominated by President Clinton, the (confirmation) vote was 96-3. It's not that way anymore."

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