The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is missing arguments for the first time in more than 25 years as she recuperates from cancer surgery last month.

Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said Monday the 85-year-old Ginsburg is continuing to recuperate and work from home after doctors removed two cancerous growths from her left lung on December 21.

Ginsburg was discharged from a New York hospital on Christmas day.

Ginsburg had two earlier cancer surgeries in 1999 and 2009 that did not cause her to miss court sessions. She also has broken ribs on at least two occasions.

The court said doctors found the growths on Ginsburg's lung when she was being treated for fractured ribs she suffered in a fall at her office on November 7.

It was the first time Ginsburg missed a day of oral arguments since she was seated on the bench following Senate confirmation and Bill Clinton's nomination of her in 1993.

She is known as a persistent questioner of lawyers from the bench during arguments.

First ever miss: Ruth Bader Ginsburg was not present for a Supreme Court hearing for the first time ever Monday after surgery to remove two cancerous growth last month

Her remarkable attendance streak came despite surgery for colorectral cancer in the 90s, pancreatic cancer in 2009, a heart procedure, and two falls, CNBC reported.

Following her initial fall, Ginsburg declared herself 'almost repaired,' and immediately got back to an exercise routine.

'Glad to see you are feeling great,' President Trump told her at an event for the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

Ginsburg apologized after making 'ill-advised' comments in 2016 that including Donald Trump a 'faker.'

Trump wished Ginsburg well after her fall in November, while also bringing up the incident.

Ginsburg has attended every oral argument at the court since she joined the Supreme Court in 1993

President Trump has urged her a speedy recovery but in November also brought up her 2016 comments, saying 'she said something very inappropriate during the campaign'

Conservatives hold a 5-4 majority on the court

'I wish her well. She said something very inappropriate during the campaign, but she apologized for it,' he the president said. 'I wouldn't say she's exactly on my side, but I wish her well, I hope she gets better, and I hope she serves on the Supreme Court for many years.'

In December, following her cancer surgery, Trump tweeted: 'Wishing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a full and speedy recovery!'

If she were to relinquish her seat on the high court before 2020, it would give Trump a chance to make a third appointment as he seeks to but his conservative stamp on the court.

Trump has cited the nomination and Senate confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch as among his top achievements. Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the court after a bitter confirmation battle.

She is a member of the court's liberal minority amid a 5-4 split held by conservative Republican appointees.

The cases she missed Monday dealt with pharmaceutical warning labels and foreclosure proceedings.