The Honorable Amy Coney Barrett is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Donald Trump and was confirmed on October 27, 2020. She is the fifth woman to serve on the Court.
Justice Barrett earned her J.D., summa cum laude, from Notre Dame, where she was a Kiley Fellow, earned the Hoynes Prize, the Law School’s highest honor, and served as executive editor of the Notre Dame Law Review. She clerked for Judge Laurence H. Silberman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and for Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme Court. As an associate at Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin in Washington, D.C., she litigated constitutional, criminal, and commercial cases in both trial and appellate courts.
In 2002, Justice Barrett joined the faculty of Notre Dame Law School. She continued to teach following her appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in November 2017. Justice Barrett also served by appointment of the Chief Justice on the Advisory Committee for the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure from 2010 to 2016.
Justice Barrett has published widely in the areas of federal courts, constitutional law, and statutory interpretation. Her scholarship in these fields has been published in leading journals, including the Columbia, Virginia, and Texas Law Reviews.
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We’re All Textualists Now? Implementing a Sound Interpretive Approach on the Trial Court and Beyond
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Notre Dame Student Chapter
Eck Hall of LawNotre Dame Law School
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Showcase Panel II: Why, or Why Not, Be an Originalist?
2019 National Lawyers Convention
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Washington, DC 20036
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Galatoire's209 Bourbon Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
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2018 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel - State Room1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
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Jacksonville Lawyers Chapter - Online Event
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We’re All Textualists Now? Implementing a Sound Interpretive Approach on the Trial Court and Beyond
Jacksonville Lawyers Chapter - Online Event
The Federalist Society's Jacksonville Lawyers Chapter held a virtual panel on August 12, 2020 to...
Showcase Panel II: Why, or Why Not, Be an Originalist?
2019 National Lawyers Convention
On November 15, 2019, the Federalist Society hosted the second showcase panel of the 2019...
Showcase Panel II: Why, or Why Not, Be an Originalist?
2019 National Lawyers Convention
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The Future of the Past: Stare Decisis
2018 National Lawyers Convention
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