Amy Coney Barrett (Barrett)
The decision by US President Trump to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court was not surprising.
Barrett has long held academic positions, is an appeals court judge, has seven children, has been a hot candidate for the Supreme Court seat.
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Trump, who took more than a week to send the 48-year-old conservative judge Barrett to the nomination process, has now completed a four-day confirmation hearings. before a Senate committee
On Monday, the U.S. Senate councillor voted for her appointment, with the Senate approving the appointment of Amy Kony Barrett Supreme Court judge by 52 to 48.
A chance for Trump to keep the Supreme Court's overall inclination to the right before the election. Trump may lose authority. after the election
Jonathan Trey (Jonathan Turley), a law professor at George Washington University in the United States, believes that judging by Barrett judge records in with a gun rights and immigration cases, Kingsberg's past votes are left and Barrett's votes in the Supreme Court will be right.
"During the history of the Supreme Court, Ginsberg was one of the most consistent holders of liberal voting records, Barrett had the same consistency and commitment ," he said.
"Unlike some nominees, she is not in shape judge. she is the last'deliverable' conservative vote. "
And the conservative majority of the supreme court and her vote can have an impact over the decades, especially on controversial issues such as the right to abortion and the "affordable care bill "(Affordable Care Act, also known as obamacare), which is a popular choice.
Barrett judge legal opinions and opinions on abortion and same-sex marriage were welcomed by the religious right, but also strongly opposed by liberals.
Barrett and family at the Trump nomination ceremony
But as a devout Catholic, she has repeatedly stressed that her faith does not affect her work.
Barrett judge lives with her husband Jesse (Jesse) in South Bend, Indiana, Indonesia (South Bend). Her husband, formerly a federal prosecutor,, currently works in a private company. Both of them had seven children, two of whom were adopted from Haiti (Haiti). She herself is the oldest of the seven siblings.
Barrett, known for his intellectual agility, studied at the School of Law of the University of Virgin Mary (University of Notre Dame), graduated first grade and served as judge assistant to the late University of Scalia. She described Scalia as "the most determined conservative in the Supreme Court ".
Like her mentor, Scalia, Barrett is a fundamentalist (originalist). The fundamentalist view is that judge need to explain the words in the constitution with the original intention of the original authors when they founded the constitution.
Many liberals oppose this strict approach, saying there must be room to keep pace with the times.
While in the hearings of the Senate, Barrett tried to downplay the notion that she had a partisan or personal view, saying :" judge must be written in the form of law, not in the form that judge want to be written
Barrett judge also said that "policy decisions and value judgments" should be made by elected politicians, not by the judge of the Supreme Court.
But few Democrats or Republicans believe she will do more in the Supreme Court than a conservative member.
The contest over the Supreme Court
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For most of Barrett judge career, She's a professor at Virgin Mary alma mater Virgin Mary college, She has also been elected professor of the year many times. Her student, Diane Kasawa (Deion Kathawa), took one of her classes earlier this year, Dane told The British Broadcasting Corporation, Barrett is popular with students, Because she put everyone in the discussion. He thinks, Barrett "make the atmosphere harmonious, civilized, ideological justice, quick thinking, And committed to the spirit of the rule of law that we constitution protect ".
Another student told WBEZ news website ," I feel a little conflicted because... She is a good professor. She never discusses politics in class... But I totally disagree with her ideology. I don't think she' ll benefit the country or the supreme court. "
In 2017, Barrett Trump nominated as judge, Court of Appeal At the seventh circuit court in Chicago. She commutes regularly between the courts, It takes more than an hour and a half. A friend of hers told the South Bend Tribune (South Bend Tribune) that, Barrett get up early, usually get up between 4 and 5. "It's true, "Virgin Mary University Professor Paul Caroza (Paolo Carozza) said, "I'll see her in the gym soon after. "
Professor Caroza witnessed Barrett judge journey from a student to a teacher to a chief judge about her. "The circle is small and connected, so I know her socially. She is an ordinary person, warm and kind. "
She spent most of Barrett judge career as a professor at Virgin Mary University's alma mater Virgin Mary University, and she has been selected as a professor of the year many times.
Karoza, who also has religious beliefs, argues that it is reasonable to question whether a candidate's beliefs will interfere. "But she has answered those questions with a strong hand... I fear that she has now become an ideological object of ridicule, which makes me miserable because I know how colorful and considerate she is. "
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Barrett judge defended himself on many occasions. "I need to stress that my personal church affiliation or my religious beliefs do not affect my duty as a judge ," she said.
Yet her relationship with a conservative christian faith group ," the people of praise "(People of Praise), has been discussed in american media. LGBT group found that schools in the group network point out that sexual relationship should only occur between heterosexual married couples.
LGBTQ vocal group "human rights Front "(Human Rights Campaign) expressed strong opposition to the Barrett's confirmation, calling her" absolute threat ". to the LGBTQ rights ".1
photo of Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court nominee hanging from the Hall of Fame at Memphis Barrett College, Tennessee
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The supreme court judge is a life-long position that Barrett judge still need tough confirmation hearings, democratic senator will take a tough stand and raise the concerns of many of their voters.
Professor Trey believes that Barrett's "civilized and determined attitude" towards the hostile Court of Appeal judge hearings is not a matter of suspense.
"She showed incredible composure and control... She (Court of Appeal) confirmed hearings was a drill hearings the Supreme Court. She's already a big game player. "
