Judge Amy Coney Barrett is expected to face a tense series of confirmation hearings later this month. Her experience as a judge and her opinions and votes during her short tenure on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals are likely to be placed under a microscope and questioned as part of the confirmation fight.
If Barrett is confirmed, she would be considered as one with the least courtroom experience—with only three years experience as a federal judge—but one whose record and personal qualities endear her to conservatives and some libertarians.
