Trump expected to nominate Amy Coney Barrett as the new Supreme Court Judge replacing late Ruth Ginsburg: Reports

Donald Trump, president of the United States, is expected to propose Judge Amy Coney Barrett's name for the Supreme Court to replace late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, reported the US media on Friday. The nomination would confirm a solid conservative majority on the high court.

She is outstanding: Trump on Barrett

However, when asked by journalists and media reporters if Barrett would indeed be his choice, Trump declined. "I haven’t said it was her, but she is outstanding," he said. Moreover, Trump is not known to have interviewed any other candidates and had a meeting with Barrett twice this week.

Democratic opponents, led by the presidential candidate Joe Biden, have showed opposition towards this possibility of replacing the liberal icon Ruth Ginsburg by a very pro Republican candidate. Barrett is known to have conservative views and is a devout catholic. Some expect her to undo all the progress in the pro abortion movement and possibly reverse women's rights a few decades.

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About Amy Coney Barrett

Barrett is a law professor who was appointed to the bench for the first time in 2017. The law fraternity believes her active experience is more academic than in court. She is considered hostile to abortion rights. Barrett was once a member of Faculty for Life, an anti-abortion group, as a law professor. She is considered as a hero among the anti-abortion law supporters.

If the nomination of Barrett is confirmed, she would become the 115th justice in the nation’s history. Moreover, she would be the fifth woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court. Furthermore, at 48, she would be the youngest member of the current court as well its sixth Catholic.

During Barrett's 2017 confirmation hearing, she had vowed to keep her personal views separate from her duties as a judge, she said, “If you’re asking whether I take my faith seriously and I’m a faithful Catholic, I am,” she told senators. “Although I would stress that my personal church affiliation or my religious belief would not bear in the discharge of my duties as a judge.”

Shikha Chandra is an intern with SheThePeople.TV