Multiple reports indicate that President Donald Trump will appoint Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. If approved, Barrett would succeed the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The Brooklyn native passed away earlier this month and lied in state at the U.S. Capitol this week.
Barrett was appointed to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on May 8, 2017. She was approved later that year by the U.S. Senate. While serving, Barrett also worked as a law professor at the University of Notre Dame. Prior to becoming a judge, Barrett did spend time working as a judicial clerk for the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
“She was the plan all along. She’s the most distinguished and qualified by traditional measures. She has the strongest support among the legal conservatives who have dedicated their lives to the court. She will contribute most to the court’s jurisprudence in the years and decades to come,” a former senior administration told CNN.
President Donald Trump is expected to make a formal announcement this afternoon.
