Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing in September 2017 offers a preview of the responses and rebuttals that she could bring to her Supreme Court hearing
WASHINGTON—When Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett had her first confirmation hearing three years ago to serve on a Chicago-based federal appeals court, she stressed that a judge’s personal views should remain separate from his or her professional life.
“It’s never appropriate for a judge to impose that judge’s personal convictions, whether they derive from faith or anywhere else, on the law,” she told lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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