President Trump's Supreme Court Nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Has Been Heralded As An "Intelligent, Thoughtful, Open-Minded" Person
AMY CONEY BARRETT HAS BEEN CALLED A "REMARKABLE" PERSON AND A GREAT PICK FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP'S THIRD SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
- President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve as a Supreme Court Justice, praising her "towering intellect" and "unyielding loyalty to the Constitution."
- The Associated Press : "At just 48, Barrett would be the youngest justice and her tenure could last for decades."
- Judge Amy Coney Barrett will be the first mother with school-aged children to serve on the Supreme Court.
- Adding " another element of diversity " Judge Barrett would be the only Justice on the current court who did not graduate from an Ivy League law school.
JUDGE BARRETT WAS WIDELY PRAISED FOR HER "MOVING" PRESENTATION AS SHE ACCEPTED PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NOMINATION
- Father Edward Beck, CNN Religion Commentator: "Whatever your politics, I think there is no denying that the presentation" of Judge Barrett " was both moving and impressive ."
- President of Judicial Network , Carrie Severino: Judge Amy Coney Barrett "knocked it out of the park!"
- CNN's Jeffery Toobin: Judge Barrett " is a remarkable person ."
JUDGE BARRETT HAS AN "IMPECCABLE" RECORD AND IS WIDELY VIEWED AS EXTREMELY QUALIFIED FOR THIS POSITION
- CNN's Abby Phillip: Judge Barrett " is widely viewed to be well qualified for this position ."
- Fox News' Shannon Bream: Judge Barrett " is eminently qualified ."
- Fox News contributor and Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andy McCarthy: Judge Barrett has " an impeccable record ."
- CNN's Wolf Blitzer: Judge Barrett had " bipartisan support " when she was confirmed "for the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals."
JUDGE BARRETT HAS RECEIVED UNIVERSAL PRAISE FOR HER INTELLECT AND CHARACTER FROM HER PEERS AND THE LEGAL COMMUNITY AT LARGE
- Bloomberg Opinion Writer Noah Feldman on Judge Amy Coney Barrett: "I disagree with Trump's judicial nominee on almost everything. But I still think she's brilliant."
- "Regardless of what you or I may think of the circumstances of this nomination, Barrett is highly qualified to serve on the Supreme Court"
- CNN's Abby Phillip: Judge Barrett's colleagues are " coming forward to speak to her intellect ."
- Notre Dame Law School Dean Marcus Cole called Judge Barrett "an absolutely brilliant legal scholar and jurist."
- Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins said that Judge Barrett "is a person of the utmost integrity who, as a jurist, acts first and foremost in accord with the law."
- Paolo Carozza , a Notre Dame law professor and director of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, praised Judge Barrett as an "intelligent, thoughtful, open-minded person."
- Notre Dame Law Professor Stephen Yelderman's assessment of Judge Barrett was very clear, "She's mind-blowingly intelligent, and she's also one of the most humble people you're going to meet. Judge Barrett is the complete package."
- John Garvey , president of the Catholic University of America, and former dean of the Boston College Law School said he would be "astonished if anyone were to oppose her nomination on the basis of character or intellect."
- Orin Kerr, Law Professor at UC Berkley: Judge Barrett is " very impressive " and "super smart and very personable."
- Nicole Stelle Garnett Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School : "Yes, she is brilliant. And, yes, she is a principled, careful judge. But she also is one of the most generous people whom I have ever met."
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