Amy Coney Barrett: Quick Facts

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Amy Coney Barrett became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in 2020. She was the fifth woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

Facts

Also Known As	Amy Vivian Coney • Amy Coney • Amy Vivian Coney Barrett
Born	January 28, 1972 (age 54) • New Orleans • Louisiana
Title / Office	Supreme Court of the United States (2020-), United States • supreme court (2020-), United States
Notable Family Members	daughter of Michael Coney • daughter of Linda Coney • married to Jesse Barrett (1999–present)
Role In	Bush v. Gore • Trump v. Anderson
Education	Rhodes College (B.A., 1994) • Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1997) • St. Mary’s Dominican High School

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Barrett was on the short list for the 2018 Supreme Court nomination.
Barrett was designated by faculty members as the most outstanding graduate in her undergraduate college’s English department.