Name: Amy Coney Barrett
Age: 48, Born Jan. 28, 1972
Birthplace: Suburban New Orleans, Louisiana
Education: B.A., Rhodes College, 1994; J.D., Notre Dame Law School, 1997.
Current job: Since 2017: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
Job history:
- 2002-2017: Law professor, Notre Dame
- 2001-2002: Adjunct faculty member, fellow in law, George Washington University Law School
- 1999-2001: Private practice, Washington, D.C.
- 1998-1999: Law clerk, Justice Antonin Scalia
- 1997-1998: Law clerk, Judge Laurence H. Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Family: Husband, Jesse Barrett; seven children.
Other details: Her Roman Catholic faith became an issue during her confirmation hearing last fall to be an appeals court judge. The Senate confirmed her 55-43.
Quote: “We shouldn’t be putting people on the court that share our policy preferences. We should be putting people on the court who want to apply the Constitution.” — 2016 speech at Jacksonville University’s Public Policy Institute.
