Shelby: Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court Justice

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today voted in support of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to serve as the next associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Senate confirmed Judge Barrett by a vote of 52-48.

"I am proud to have voted to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Throughout my career in the Senate, I have never seen a more eminently qualified judicial nominee. Not only has she demonstrated a deep commitment to the Constitution and its protections established by our Founding Fathers, but she has also displayed incredible integrity, humility, and impartiality. I am confident she will serve our country with honor on our nation's highest court."

Earlier in the day, Senator Shelby delivered remarks on the Senate floor regarding his backing of Judge Barrett's Supreme Court nomination.

In September, the Senator met with Judge Barrett following her nomination by President Trump to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Barrett currently serves as a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and formerly clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Laurence Silberman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Prior to serving on the federal bench, she began teaching as a professor of law at Notre Dame Law School, where she was awarded the "Distinguished Professor of the Year" award on three separate occasions.

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