I clerked for Justice Scalia more than 20 years ago. But the lessons I learned still resonate. Justice Scalia judicial philosophy is mine, too, a judge must apply the law as written. Judges are not policy makers and they must be resolute and setting aside any policy views they might hold.

Amy Coney Barrett

Amy Coney Barrett (born Amy Vivian Coney; January 28, 1972) is an American lawyer, jurist, and academic who serves as a circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Barrett's scholarship focuses on originalism. President Donald Trump nominated Barrett to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on May 8, 2017, and the Senate confirmed her on October 31, 2017. While serving on the federal bench, she was a professor of law at Notre Dame Law School, where she has taught civil procedure, constitutional law, and statutory interpretation. Eleven months after her confirmation to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Barrett was added to Trump's list of potential Supreme Court nominees.On September 26, 2020, Trump nominated Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States, eight days after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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