Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from the hospital Tuesday after undergoing surgery to remove cancerous lung nodules, court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said in a statement Wednesday.

Ginsburg, 85, is back at home recovering from the procedure, Arberg said. Her Christmastime discharge came the same day that a biopic about her, “On the Basis of Sex,” was released nationwide.


The justice was previously reported to be up and working after the surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

Ginsburg, already a two-time cancer survivor, had two growths excised from her left lung last week. The court said at the time that the disease had not spread to other parts of her body and no additional treatment was expected.

Doctors found the nodules when treating Ginsburg after a fall last month.

The court is scheduled to reconvene Jan. 7 after its winter break.