Amy Coney Barrett, who currently serves as a federal judge for the Chicago-based 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court bench. Her record as a judge and legal scholar is being intensely scrutinized as predictions are made about what the bench will look like if Barrett replaces the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
As an appellate court judge, Barrett has weighed in on a number of hot-button issues since taking the bench in the 7th Circuit in 2017, such as abortion and gun rights. She is also a professor at Notre Dame Law School, where she taught in the areas of constitutional law, the federal courts, and statutory interpretation.
