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Axios reported a "scoop" that [[President Trump]] is "saving" Judge Barrett to be [[Ruth Ginsburg|Ginsburg]]'s replacement.<ref>[https://www.axios.com/supreme-court-trump-judge-amy-barrett-ruth-bader-ginsburg-11d25276-a92e-4094-8958-eb2d197707c8.html Scoop: Trump "saving" Judge Amy Barrett for Ruth Bader Ginsburg seat]</ref> As he was deliberating last year over replacing Supreme Court Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]], Trump told confidants he had big plans for Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

Axios reported a "scoop" that [[President Trump]] is "saving" Judge Barrett to be [[Ruth Ginsburg|Ginsburg]]'s replacement.<ref>[https://www.axios.com/supreme-court-trump-judge-amy-barrett-ruth-bader-ginsburg-11d25276-a92e-4094-8958-eb2d197707c8.html Scoop: Trump "saving" Judge Amy Barrett for Ruth Bader Ginsburg seat]</ref> As he was deliberating last year over replacing Supreme Court Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]], Trump told confidants he had big plans for Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

"I'm saving her for Ginsburg," Trump said of Barrett, according to three sources familiar with the president's private comments. Trump used that exact line with a number of people, including in a private conversation with an adviser two days before announcing Brett Kavanaugh's nomination. On September 25, 2020, reports circulated that the President had decided to nominate Barrett to replace Ginsburg, confirmed by Trump at a press conference the following day.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/25/politics/donald-trump-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court/index.html Sources: Trump intends to choose Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court]</ref> She was confirmed 52-48.

"I'm saving her for Ginsburg," Trump said of Barrett, according to three sources familiar with the president's private comments. Trump used that exact line with a number of people, including in a private conversation with an adviser two days before announcing Brett Kavanaugh's nomination. On September 25, 2020, reports circulated that the President had decided to nominate Barrett to replace Ginsburg, confirmed by Trump at a press conference the following day.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/25/politics/donald-trump-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court/index.html Sources: Trump intends to choose Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court]</ref> After a Senate hearing in which she impressed members of both parties (though no Democratic senators voted in her favor), she was confirmed 52-48 on October 26, and sworn in by Supreme Court Associate Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] the same day.

Barrett is a favorite among conservative activists, many of whom wanted her to take Kennedy’s spot."<ref>https://www.axios.com/supreme-court-trump-judge-amy-barrett-ruth-bader-ginsburg-11d25276-a92e-4094-8958-eb2d197707c8.html</ref>

Barrett is a favorite among conservative activists, many of whom wanted her to take Kennedy’s spot."<ref>https://www.axios.com/supreme-court-trump-judge-amy-barrett-ruth-bader-ginsburg-11d25276-a92e-4094-8958-eb2d197707c8.html</ref>