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Judge Amy Coney Barrett: Selected Primary

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September 28, 2020
On September 26, 2020, President Donald J. Trump announced the nomination of Judge Amy V. Coney
Barrett of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Seventh Circuit) to fill the
vacancy on the Supreme Court caused by Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death on September
18, 2020.
This Sidebar contains reference information about Judge Barrett, including a biography; a list of
publications she authored or coauthored; legislative documentation related to her previous nominations;
lists of her written opinions; a list of Supreme Court briefs to which she contributed; and additional
resources.


Biographical Sketch

Judge Barrett was nominated to the Seventh Circuit on May 8, 2017, by President Trump to a seat vacated
by Judge John Daniel Tinder. The Senate confirmed Judge Barrett to the seat she currently holds on
October 31, 2017. She received her commission on November 2, 2017.
Judge Barrett was born in New Orleans, LA, in 1972. She graduated magna cure laude from Rhodes
College with a B.A. in 1994 and summa cure laude from Notre Dame Law School with a J.D. in 1997.
Between 1995 and 1997, she held several summer associate positions at firms in Washington, DC, and
New Orleans, LA. She also held a research assistant position at Notre Dame Law School from 1995 to
1996.
From 1997 to 1998, she served as a law clerk for Judge Laurence H. Silberman of the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia. From 1998 to 1999, she was a law clerk for Associate Justice
Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme Court.
In 1999, she entered private practice and worked as an associate at Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin LLP
in Washington, DC. In 2001, she joined Baker Botts LLP, also as an associate. According to her
committee questionnaire, her practice mostly centered on civil litigation.



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