Amy Coney Barrett

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/amy-coney-barrett

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1. When was Amy Coney Barrett born?January 28, 1972
2. Where was Amy Coney Barrett born?New Orleans, Louisiana
3. What is the judicial philosophy?Textualism in statutory interpretation and originalism in constitutional interpretation
4. Who is Amy Coney Barrett?Amy Coney Barrett is a judge on the U.S. Supreme Court. She was born in 1972 and studied law at Notre Dame. She is the fifth woman to serve on the Court.
5. How did she become a Supreme Court justice?She was nominated in September 2020 after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away. The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm her. She started serving on the Court in 2020.

Associate Justice: A judge serving on the Supreme Court, working alongside the Chief Justice to interpret laws.
Textualism: A method of legal interpretation that focuses on the plain meaning of the words in a statute.
Originalism: A judicial philosophy that interprets the Constitution based on its original understanding at the time of its ratification.
Circuit Judge: A judge on a federal court of appeals, which reviews decisions made by lower federal courts.