Amy Coney Barrett is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, having been nominated by President Donald Trump in 2020. She is known for her conservative judicial philosophy and has a background in law, having previously served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Born on January 28, 1972, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Barrett graduated from Rhodes College and earned her law degree from Notre Dame Law School. Before her judicial career, she was a law professor and a clerk for Justice Antonin Scalia, which influenced her legal thinking and approach to constitutional interpretation.