Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court nomination


President Trump with Amy Coney Barrett
and her family just prior to Barrett being
announced as his nominee to the Supreme
Court (September 26th, 2020)

Nominee: Amy Coney Barrett
Nominated by: Donald Trump (president of the United States)
Succeeding: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (associate justice)
Date nominated: September 26, 2020
Date confirmed: October 26, 2020
Outcome: Approved by the U.S. Senate

On September 26, 2020, President Donald Trump announced the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to fill in the vacancy left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. At the time of her nomination, Barrett was a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago, Illinois. The Senate received word from the president (when a Supreme Court nomination becomes official) on September 29.

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