Amy Coney Barrett
Associate Justice
Court
Score
18/100 · Low Risk
Tenure
Associate Justice since 2020
About
Amy Coney Barrett has served as Associate Justice since 2020, appointed by President Donald Trump eight days before the presidential election, the fastest Supreme Court confirmation in modern history. A Notre Dame Law graduate who clerked for Antonin Scalia, she was a Notre Dame law professor and Seventh Circuit judge. Barrett is a committed originalist who joined the majority overturning Roe v. Wade. Her confirmation, coming after Republicans refused to consider Merrick Garland in 2016, was widely criticized as hypocritical by Democrats.
Donations & financial influence
| Category | Amount | Source |
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| Total raised (career) | N/A (appointed) | |
| Corporate total | N/A | |
| AIPAC / pro-Israel | N/A | |
| Oil & gas / fossil | N/A | |
| Pharma / healthcare | N/A | |
| Defense | N/A | |
| Wall Street / finance | N/A | |
| Big Tech | N/A |
Controversies & conflicts of interest
- Confirmed 8 days before 2020 election, McConnell blocked Garland for 10 months in 2016 on same rationale
- Member of People of Praise, a covenant community with unusual gender hierarchy beliefs
- Previously listed as a 'handmaid' leader in People of Praise materials
- Seven children including adopted children from Haiti, used as props in confirmation by Republicans
- Declined to say Griswold (contraception) was settled law, raised concerns
- Refused to recuse from Trump cases despite being his nominee