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Immediately following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, 2020, rumors circulated that Barrett would be nominated to replace her. President Trump himself and those around him sent signals at once that he would select a woman to replace Ginsburg, and though [[Barbara Lagoa]] and other judges were also mentioned, Barrett received the most attention. This speculation was substantiated a week later, when Republican sources announced that Trump had decided to nominate her, and the President confirmed this at his press conference on the 26th. In his statement, Trump described Barrett as "very imminently qualified for the job," praised her "loyalty to the Constitution," and noted the bipartisan vote she had received in her confirmation to the Seventh Circuit. In her own remarks, Barrett praised Ginsburg's achievements in her legal career, while also stressing her originalist philosophy in speaking of her former boss Scalia and saying "His judicial philosophy is mine too...judges are not policymakers."
Immediately following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, 2020, rumors circulated that Barrett would be nominated to replace her. President Trump himself and those around him sent signals at once that he would select a woman to replace Ginsburg, and though [[Barbara Lagoa]] and other judges were also mentioned, Barrett received the most attention. This speculation was substantiated a week later, when Republican sources announced that Trump had decided to nominate her, and the President confirmed this at his press conference on the 26th. In his statement, Trump described Barrett as "very imminently qualified for the job," praised her "loyalty to the Constitution," and noted the bipartisan vote she had received in her confirmation to the Seventh Circuit. In her own remarks, Barrett praised Ginsburg's achievements in her legal career, while also stressing her originalist philosophy in speaking of her former boss Scalia and saying "His judicial philosophy is mine too...judges are not policymakers."
In early October 10, 2020, Sen. [[Chris Coons]] (D–[[Delaware|DE]]) said of Barrett:
{{quotebox|I think she ''is'' qualified as a judge.<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2020/10/07/even-a-democrat-was-forced-to-admit-amy-coney-barrett-is-a-qualified-judge-for-scotus-n2577631 Even a Democrat Was Forced to Admit Amy Coney Barrett Is a Qualified Judge for SCOTUS]</ref>}}
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