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Supreme Court Nominee, Judge Amy C. Barrett

by Georgia Armitage on 2020-10-16T11:57:00-07:00 in Legal Issues in the News | 0 Comments

Judge Amy Coney Barrett and President Trump, after Barrett's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.

U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week. While we wait for the Senate Judiciary Committee to vote on her nomination, here are some resources to help you learn more about Judge Barrett.

Biography

Judge Amy Coney Barrett was born in 1972 in New Orleans. She received her B.A in English Literature from Rhodes College in 1994. In 1997, she graduated from Norte Dame Law School. 

After graduation, Judge Barrett clerked for Judge Laurence H. Silberman at the District of Columbia Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals. In 1999, she went on to clerk for Justice Antonin Scalia at the United States Supreme Court. From there, Judge Barrett went into private practice, working for 3 years at Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin. Then Judge Barrett transitioned to academia, joining George Washington University Law School as an associate professor and John M. Olin Fellow in Law. In 2002, she became a professor of law at Notre Dame Law School.

Judge Barrett joined the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in 2017. The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on her nomination to the Supreme Court on October 22nd. After this, the entire Senate will vote.

Finding Aids

Law Library of Congress, Nominations Pending for the U.S. Supreme Court.

•    Books, articles, decisions, and congressional materials related to Judge Barrett.

Georgetown Law Library, Supreme Court Nominations Research Guide.

•    Discussion of how the U.S. Supreme Court nomination process works. It also includes biographies of Judge Barrett, her speeches, and other materials.

Congressional Research Service, Judge Amy Coney Barrett: Selected Primary Material.

•    Detailed list of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s opinions and law review articles, as well as press releases and congressional materials.

Photo Credit: The White House/Shealah Craighead / Public domain. Wikipedia Commons.
 


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