On September 26, 2020, President Trump announced the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett (United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit) to fill the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to consider Judge Barrett's nomination to serve as an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court is scheduled to begin October 12, 2020. This brief guide provides links to selected websites containing curated collections of resources for learning more about the Judge Barrett and the nomination process. It also includes links to recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) publications related to Judge Barrett's nomination. |
![]() Judge Amy Coney Barrett Credit: Rachel Malehorn / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) |