The smears from the Democrats and their media allies started before Amy Coney Barrett was announced as the nominee to fill Justice Ginsburg’s seat. These smears will continue and undoubtedly grow in intensity between now the day of the confirmation vote.
With that is mind, just who is Amy Coney Barrett? By all accounts she is the right person at the right time. As the White House press release stated, Judge Amy Coney Barrett will serve the American people with honor and distinction on the Supreme Court.
* Judge Barrett’s extensive experience as a professor and litigator, record of academic success, and outstanding judicial record make her an excellent choice to serve on the Supreme Court.
- + Judge Barrett is currently serving the American people on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
* Judge Barrett has demonstrated a steadfast dedication to upholding the Constitution as written, and not legislating from the bench.
- + Judge Barrett’s excellent judicial record shows she will protect the rights of Americans and defend the rule of law.
* Judge Barrett’s character and work ethic have earned her awards and bipartisan praise from the legal community.
- + Judge Barrett’s colleagues at Notre Dame Law School signed a letter supporting her 2017 nomination, calling her “a model of the fair, impartial and sympathetic judge.”
+ In 2017, a bipartisan group of law professors – including professors from Harvard and Stanford and other law schools around the country – urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to confirm Judge Barrett to the Seventh Circuit, describing her work as “rigorous, fair-minded, respectful, and constructive.”
- + The American Bar Association rated Judge Barrett as “well qualified” in 2017.
EXCEPTIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Judge Amy Coney Barrett brings a wealth of experience from her time in private practice, academia, and public service.
* Since 2017, Judge Barrett has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit after she was nominated by President Trump and confirmed on a bipartisan vote.
* Judge Barrett was appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts to sit on the Advisory Committee on Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, where she served from 2010 to 2016.
* After graduating from law school, Judge Barrett clerked for D.C. Circuit Judge Laurence Silberman and for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
* Judge Barrett practiced both trial and appellate litigation in Washington, D.C. at Miller, Cassidy, Larroca, & Lewin, and at Baker Botts.
* Judge Barrett worked for more than 15 years in academia, shaping the next generation of legal minds and supporting the professional development of her students.
PROVEN RECORD OF SUCCESS: Judge Amy Coney Barrett has received numerous awards as a result of her excellence as a legal scholar and professor.
* Judge Barrett graduated summa cum laude from Notre Dame Law School and received the Hoynes Prize for achieving the best record in scholarship, deportment, and achievement.
- + At Rhodes College, Judge Barrett graduated with multiple highly respected honors, including induction into Phi Beta Kappa.
* At Notre Dame Law School, she received the John M. Olin Fellowship for aspiring academics and earned a tenure-track faculty position.
- + Judge Barrett was later awarded the Diane & M.O. Miller, II Research Chair in Law.
* Three graduating classes at Notre Dame Law have selected Judge Barrett as the “Distinguished Professor of the Year.”
* Judge Barrett served as a Visiting Associate Professor of Law at the University of Virginia Law School.
* Judge Barrett’s scholarly work has been published in several prominent journals, including the Columbia Law Review, Virginia Law Review, and Texas Law Review.
In less divisive times Barrett would be a shoo-in for the court. However, Ted Kennedy ended that when he “borked” Robert Bork. The Gorsuch and particularly the Kavanaugh nominations show that the Democrats do not believe in qualifications unless one is a card-carrying Marxist. The Democrats cannot achieve their goals with a constitutional court. And that is what Barrett would make the court, constitutional.
Sen. Lindsey Graham has announced a schedule for hearings which will begin October 12th. The committee is expected to present the results of its work by October 22nd. Some have suggested that no hearings were necessary since Barrett was only confirmed to the federal bench a few years ago. However, I disagree.
I understand that the Democrats will probably leave no stone unturned in an attempt to destroy the life of Judge Barrett and the life of her family. I say let them do this. If they do, they will expose themselves to all of America for how corrupt and rotten they are. Doing this a few weeks before the election could not be a better time for America to see this.