Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Wednesday night that the latest Supreme Court term was "much more divisive than usual."

During an event in Washington hosted by Duke University, the liberal justice said the high court's 2017-2018 term had "far more than the usual number of high-profile disputes," CNN reported. She said she hopes the court returns to its "usual" state soon.

Ginsburg reminisced about her former "sparring partner" on the court, conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, saying "his spicy opinions are no more."

"There's no one in the court that was a match for Justice Scalia's sense of humor," Ginsburg said, according to CNN.

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Ginsburg added that she shares a "collegiality" with her fellow justices, something she said she fears no longer exists among lawmakers in 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."

Ginsburg, who is 85, on Tuesday said she hopes to have at least five more years on the bench.

The most recent Supreme Court term saw a string of controversial cases, including Trump v. Hawaii, which upheld President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE's travel ban, and Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case in which the court eventually supported a Colorado baker's right to refuse to make a cake for a gay couple.

National attention is trained on the high court right now as Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's nominee to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, is making the rounds on Capitol Hill ahead of an expected confirmation hearing this fall.

Democrats recently launched an investigation into Kavanaugh's extensive paper trail, which lawmakers have estimated comprises a million pages.

Activists on the left have hit Kavanaugh over his previous opinions about abortion, immigration and impeaching a sitting president.