October 26, 2020
Monday AM

Dear Editor:

Her background, experience and performance before the Senate Judiciary Committee inspire hope that Amy Coney Barrett will become an impactful legal heavyweight on the U.S. Supreme Court.  The Senate should confirm her.  

In Barrett, President Donald Trump nominated one of the most qualified jurists and legal minds in America: a federal judge on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Notre Dame Law School professor, and U.S. Supreme Court law clerk.  Those that know her best – fellow law clerks, students, Notre Dame Law School faculty, and colleagues – universally praise her intellect and character.  It’s also refreshing to see a nominee whose story – a working mom of seven, including two adopted from Haiti, and a woman of faith – oozes middle America.

Likewise, Barrett’s performance before the Senate Judiciary Committee demonstrated poise and dignity.  In the face of difficult questioning and examination, she was unflappable.  Senate confirmation hearings have increasingly turned into a circus, in recent years.  But how a nominee handles that pressure is informative.  She rose to the occasion.

Like every President before him faced with a vacancy on the court, President Trump nominated a replacement.  In choosing Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump made a stellar choice.  Now, it is up to the Senate to decide her fate.  Amy Coney Barrett, like the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for whose seat she has been nominated, carries the potential to be a titan on the Supreme Court.  Alaska’s U.S. Senators, Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, should vote to confirm.

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Received October 21, 2020 - Published October 26, 2020

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