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'''Amy Comey Barrett''' (born 1972) is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the [[Seventh Circuit]], having been appointed by President [[Donald Trump]]. She is considered a leading candidate to be nominated for the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in the future by a [[Republican]] president.
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'''Amy Coney Barrett''' (born 1972) is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the [[Seventh Circuit]], having been appointed by President [[Donald Trump]] to the position. She is considered a leading candidate to be nominated for the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in the future by a [[Republican]] president.
    
After intense, irrational [[liberal]] opposition to her confirmation, which included [[Dem]] [[Senator]] [[Dianne Feinstein]] questioning her religious beliefs,<ref name="Amy Barrett info"/> the [[U.S. Senate]] voted 55–43 to confirm Barrett on October 31, 2017,<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00255 U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session]</ref> with [[Joe Donnelly]], [[Tim Kaine]], and [[Joe Manchin]] being the only [[Democrats]] who voted for her.
 
After intense, irrational [[liberal]] opposition to her confirmation, which included [[Dem]] [[Senator]] [[Dianne Feinstein]] questioning her religious beliefs,<ref name="Amy Barrett info"/> the [[U.S. Senate]] voted 55–43 to confirm Barrett on October 31, 2017,<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00255 U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session]</ref> with [[Joe Donnelly]], [[Tim Kaine]], and [[Joe Manchin]] being the only [[Democrats]] who voted for her.
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