Who is Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s pick to replace Justice Ginsburg in Supreme Court?

Team Udayavani, Sep 28, 2020, 11:32 AM IST

President Donald Trump announced that Amy Coney Barrett is his nominee for the Supreme Court

Mr Trump described her as a “woman of unparalleled achievement”.If confirmed by senators, Judge Barrett will replace liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died recently, aged 87.

Amy Coney Barrett

Amy Coney Barrett, a federal appellate court judge, is set to fill the Supreme Court seat after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Barrett would be the youngest justice currently on the Supreme Court. Amy Barrett, 48, was on the shortlist in 2018 to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy when President Donald Trump ultimately selected Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

She served as a clerk for former Judge Antonin Scalia and  lives in South Bend, Indiana, with her husband, Jesse, a former federal prosecutor who is now with a private firm. The couple have seven children, including two adopted from Haiti. She is the oldest of seven children herself.

As reported by BBC, Judge Barrett has ruled in favour of President Trump’s hardline immigration policies and expressed views in favour of expansive gun rights.