Amy Coney Barrett

Date of Birth: January 28, 1972

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Biography

Amy Coney Barrett is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Barrett has had a distinguished career in law and academia. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in English literature from Rhodes College, graduating magna cum laude in 1994. She went on to attend Notre Dame Law School, where she was the executive editor of the Notre Dame Law Review and graduated first in her class in 1997. After law school, Barrett clerked for Judge Laurence Silberman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and then for Justice Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme Court. She worked in private practice for a brief period before transitioning to academia, joining the faculty of Notre Dame Law School in 2002. Barrett quickly became a respected legal scholar, specializing in constitutional law, statutory interpretation, and the federal courts. In 2017, Barrett was nominated by President Donald Trump to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Her tenure on the Seventh Circuit was marked by a commitment to textualism and originalism, philosophies she inherited from her mentor, Justice Scalia. Barrett was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Trump on September 26, 2020, following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was confirmed by the Senate on October 26, 2020, becoming the fifth woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court.

5 Interesting Facts about Amy Coney Barrett

1. Amy Coney Barrett is the first mother of school-aged children to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

2. She is the only current justice who did not attend an Ivy League law school.

3. Barrett has written extensively on the subjects of constitutional law and the role of precedent in judicial decision-making.

4. She is known for her strong Catholic faith and has been a member of the People of Praise, a small, tightly knit Christian group.

5. Before her appointment to the federal bench, she was a professor at Notre Dame Law School for 15 years.

5 Most Interesting Quotes from Amy Coney Barrett

1. “A judge must apply the law as written, not as the judge wishes it were.”

2. “The Constitution’s meaning is fixed until lawfully changed; thus, the court must stick to the text.”

3. “Judges are not policymakers, and they must be resolute in setting aside any policy views they might hold.”

4. “Judicial philosophies are not a code of ethics; they are a means to ensure that the law is applied consistently.”

5. “A judge is obligated to follow the law; no matter what, as long as it is constitutional.”

Highest Net Worth Achieved

As of her highest reported net worth, Amy Coney Barrett’s net worth is estimated to be between $1 million and $2 million.

Children

Amy Coney Barrett and her husband, Jesse M. Barrett, have seven children. Their names are Emma, Vivian, Tess, John Peter, Liam, Juliet, and Benjamin. Two of their children were adopted from Haiti, and one has special needs.