Barrett’s ‘Brilliance Matched Only By Her Compassion,’ Says First Blind SCOTUS Clerk and Former Student

Laura Wolk, the first blind woman to clerk at the Supreme Court and a former student of Barrett's at Notre Dame Law School, testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing of Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee for associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 15, 2020. SUSAN WALSH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

In an evocative testimony on Thursday, Laura Wolk—a former law-student of Judge Amy Coney Barrett—told the Senate Judiciary Committee of how then-Professor Barrett helped her on her journey to becoming the first blind clerk at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Speaking as one of eight witness during the final day of Supreme Court nominee Barrett’s confirmation hearings, Wolk testified to the compassion and humanity shown by the Trump nominee throughout the early stages of her life.