‘I’ve Acquired a Thick Skin’: Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Scrutiny of Supreme Court

Justice Barrett said recently that’s getting used to the scrutiny that comes with being a public figure.

Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett stands during a group photo of the justices at the Supreme Court in Washington on April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said at a recent event that she welcomes public scrutiny of the court, but that individual justices are under more of a spotlight than in previous generations.

Because of the internet and social media, the public now knows the faces of the individual justices.