Amy Coney Barrett

Nominated by Donald Trump

Associate Justice since Oct 27, 2020

Official biography

Circuits:Seventh Circuit

Born

Jan 28, 1972

Birthplace

New Orleans, Louisiana

Took seat

Oct 27, 2020

Authored opinions

Majority votes

144

Recusals

Biography

was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 28, 1972. She married Jesse M. Barrett in 1999, and they have seven children. She received a B.A. from Rhodes College in 1994 and a J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in 1997.She served as a law clerk for Judge Laurence H. Silberman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from 1997 to 1998, and for Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1998 Term. After two years in private law practice in Washington, D.C., she became a law professor, joining the faculty of Notre Dame Law School in 2002. She was appointed a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 2017. President Donald J. Trump nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and she took her seat on October 27, 2020.

Oral argument analytics

How Barrett shows up at oral argument.

Speaking time

2h 41m

October Term 2025 · Rank #7

Questions asked

470

9.8/case · 48 cases

Speaking pace

202 wpm

32,485 total words

Engagement

346

interruptions · 0 first questioner

Term-by-term

Term	Time	Questions	WPM	Cases	Rank
October Term 2025	2h 41m	470	202	48	#7
October Term 2024	2h 27m	506	206	52	#7

Recent oral argument activity

Notable quotes and analysis from recent arguments.

“It doesn't seem to me like a lot of the exceptions that we're batting around really fall within contract defenses. It's almost like we're trying to shoehorn them in.”

Respondent

Authored opinions

Opinion of the CourtJan 20, 2026

Rules Delaware Affidavit-of-Merit Requirement Preempted by Federal Rule in Medical-Malpractice Suit

Delaware law requiring a plaintiff suing for medical malpractice to provide an affidavit from a medical professional attesting to the suit’s merit, Del. Code, Tit. 18, §6853(a)(1), conflicts with a valid Federal Rule of Civil Procedure and does not apply in federal court.

OT 2025 PDF

ConcurrenceJan 14, 2026

Says Federal Election Day Law Preempts Some State Rules Allowing Late-Counted Ballots

OT 2025 PDF

Opinion of the CourtJun 27, 2025

Limits Universal Injunctions in Emergency Ruling Affecting Federal Enforcement Actions

Recusals

Took no partApr 5, 2021

Google's Use of Java API Code Was Fair Use; Copyright Does Not Bar Reimplementation

Took no partMar 25, 2021

When Can State Courts Hear Lawsuits Against Out-of-State Companies? Ford Motor Co. v. Montana

Took no partMar 25, 2021

Upholds Minnesota's Power to Sue Ford Over Defective Tire — Limits on 'Relatedness' in Personal Jurisdiction

Took no partMar 4, 2021

Upholds Burden on Noncitizen to Show State Conviction Is Not an Aggravated Felony in Pereida v. Wilkinson

Recent votes

majorityMar 31, 2026

Colorado Conversion-Therapy Ban Violates Free Speech as Applied to Christian Counselor

majorityJun 24, 2022

Overrules Roe and Casey, Letting States Regulate Abortion (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health)

majorityJul 1, 2021

Narrows Federal Review of Arizona Voting Rules in Brnovich v. DNC

majorityJul 1, 2021

Limits Use of Voting Rights Act to Force New Voting Practices in Arizona Case

dissent

Amy Coney Barrett · SCOTUS.wiki

Financial disclosures

4 disclosures filed

Annual financial disclosure reports covering gifts, travel reimbursements, investments, and liabilities (2021–2024). Sort any column and filter by year to explore the data.

Gifts

No reportable gifts

Travel & reimbursements

Year

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2024	University of Notre Dame Law School	January 21-23, 2024	Notre Dame, IN	Lecture	Transportation, food, lodging	View
2024	University of Notre Dame Law School	August 26-30, 2024	Notre Dame, IN	Law School Seminar (Teaching)	Transportation, food	View
2024	Pepperdine University	September 18-22, 2024	Malibu, CA	Law School lecture	Transportation, food, lodging	View
2023	University of Notre Dame Law School	February 6-7, 2023	Notre Dame, IN	Moot Court	Transportation, food	View
2023	Harvard University	April 1-2, 2023	Cambridge, MA	Alumni Conference (Address)	Transportation, food, lodging	View
2023	University of Notre Dame Law School	April 7-13, 2023	London, UK	Law School Seminar (Teaching)	Transportation, food, lodging	View
2023	Saint Thomas More Society	September 23-24, 2023	Austin, TX	Diocesan Red Mass & Dinner (Address)	Transportation, food, lodging	View
2023	University of Minnesota	October 16, 2023	Minneapolis, MN	Robert A Stein Lecture (Lecture)	Transportation, food	View
2022	University of Notre Dame Law School	February 13-15, 2022	Notre Dame, IN	Law Review Symposium (Lecture)	Transportation, food, lodging	View
2022	Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute	April 2-5, 2022	Simi Valley, CA	Reagan Library (Address)	Transportation, food, lodging	View
2022	Big Sky Labor and Employment Institute	August 3-6, 2022	Big Sky, MT	Big Sky Labor and Employment Conference (Address)	Transportation, food, lodging	View
2022	University of Notre Dame Law School	August 21-27, 2022	Notre Dame, IN	Law School Seminar (Teaching)	Food	View
2022	American College of Trial Lawyers	September 13-18, 2022	Rome, Italy	Annual Meeting (Address)	Transportation, food, lodging	View
2022	Saint Thomas More Society	October 8-9, 2022	Richmond, VA	Diocesan Red Mass & Dinner (Address)	Food, lodging	View
2021	University of Notre Dame Law School	August 19-24, 2021	Notre Dame, IN	Law School Seminar (teaching)	Transportation, lodging	View
2021	McConnell Center	September 12-13, 2021	Louisville, KY	Lecture (teaching)	Transportation, lodging, meal	View

Investments & trusts

Year

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2024	Wells Fargo Cash Account	—	$50.0K–$100K	—	View
2024	Brokerage Account #1 (H)	—	—	—	View
2024	—-Fidelity Money Market Fund (SPRXX) Dividend	$5.0K–$15K	$100.0K–$250K	—	View
2024	—-Fidelity Cash Holding Account Interest	Up to $1K	$15.0K–$50K	—	View
2024	Brokerage Account #2 (H)	—	—	—	View
2024	—-American Funds AMCAP F2 Dividend	$1.0K–$2.5K	$15.0K–$50K	—	View
2024	—-American Funds American Mutual Fund F2 Dividend	$1.0K–$2.5K	$15.0K–$50K	—	View
2024	—-American Funds Tax-Exempt Bond F2 Dividend	Up to $1K	$15.0K–$50K	—	View
2024	—-Blackrock Strategic Municipal Opportunities Fund Institutional Dividend	Up to $1K	Up to $15K	—	View
2024	—-Securian Brokerage Money Market Account	—	$15.0K–$50K	—	View
2024	—-Capital Group Dividend Value ETF Dividend	Up to $1K	Up to $15K	—	View
2024	—-Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF Dividend	Up to $1K	$15.0K–$50K	—	View
2024	—-Davis Select Worldwide ETF Dividend	Up to $1K	$15.0K–$50K	—	View
2024	—-First Trust Capital Strength ETF Dividend	Up to $1K	Up to $15K	Buy10/03/24Up to $15K	View
2024	—-First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund Dividend	Up to $1K	Up to $15K	—	View
2024	—-Goldman Sachs High Yield Municipal Fund Institutional Dividend	Up to $1K	Up to $15K	—	View
2024	—-Goldman Sachs Dynamic Municipal Income Fund Institutional Dividend	Up to $1K	$15.0K–$50K	—	View
2024	—-iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF Dividend	Up to $1K	Up to $15K	—	View
2024	—-SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF Dividend	Up to $1K	Up to $15K	—	View
2024	—-T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth ETF	—	Up to $15K	—	View
2024	—-T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Income Fund Dividend	Up to $1K	Up to $15K	—	View
2024	—-Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF Dividend	Up to $1K	Up to $15K	—	View
2024	—-Vanguard REIT Index Fund ADM (Specialized Portfolio) Dividend	Up to $1K	Up to $15K	—	View
2024	—-Vanguard Ultra Short-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Admiral Dividend	Up to $1K	Up to $15K	—	View
2024	—-American Funds New Perspective Fund-F3 Dividend	Up to $1K	$15.0K–$50K	—	View

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Non-investment income

Year

Filer

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2024	Self	University of Notre Dame Law School, teaching income	$31,815.00	View
2024	Spouse	SouthBank Legal LLC, salary	—	View
2023	Self	University of Notre Dame Law School - teaching income	$14,947.50	View
2023	Spouse	SouthBank Legal LLC - salary	—	View
2022	Self	University of Notre Dame Law School - teaching income	$29,447.50	View
2022	Spouse	SouthBank Legal - salary	—	View
2021	Self	University of Notre Dame Law School - teaching income	$14,280.00	View
2021	Self	Javelin Group LLC - book royalties	$425,000.00	View
2021	Spouse	SouthBank Legal: Ladue \| Curran \| Kuehn - salary	—	View

Positions held outside the Court

Year

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2024	Adjunct Professor	University of Notre Dame Law School	View
2023	Adjunct Professor	University of Notre Dame Law School	View
2022	Adjunct Professor	University of Notre Dame Law School	View
2021	Adjunct Professor	University of Notre Dame Law School	View

Agreements & arrangements

No reportable agreements

Liabilities

Year

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2024	(redacted)	Tuition Agreement	$15.0K–$50K	View
2024	(redacted)	College Tuition	$15.0K–$50K	View
2024	Fidelity Visa	Revolving credit card	$15.0K–$50K	View
2023	Tuition Agreement	Tuition Agreement	$15.0K–$50K	View
2023	College Tuition	College Tuition	$15.0K–$50K	View
2023	Fidelity Visa	Revolving credit card	$15.0K–$50K	View
2022	Tuition Agreement	Tuition Agreement	Up to $15K	View
2022	College Tuition	College Tuition	$15.0K–$50K	View
2022	College Tuition	College Tuition	$15.0K–$50K	View
2021	(redacted)	Tuition Agreement	Up to $15K	View
2021	(redacted)	Tuition Agreement	$15.0K–$50K	View
2021	(redacted)	College Tuition	Unknown	View

Additional information

2024

Part VII Lines 4, 10, 71, 95, and 99: The Fidelity Cash Holding Account and Securian Brokerage Money Market Accounts are holding accounts for cash in the accounts. Lines 121, 127, 132, 136, 139, 142, 144, 146, 148, 150 and 152: The 403(b) account, the Indiana and Virginia 529 accounts, and the ABLE account provide the market value of the investment vehicles in the accounts. Column B: Lines reflecting no income are so reported because none was attributed to those particular holdings during the reporting period, whether taxable, tax exempt, or tax deferred, or because the investments do not allocate income to individual holdings, but instead are credited only in unit value

2023

Part VII Lines 43, 49, 75, 88, and 92: The Fidelity Cash Holding Account and Securian Brokerage Money Market Accounts are holding accounts for cash in the accounts. Lines 108, 118, 127, 131, 134, 137, 139, 141, 143, 145, and 147: The 403(b) account, the Indiana and Virginia 529 accounts, and the ABLE account provide the market value of the investment vehicles in the accounts. Lines 9, 12, and 30: Fidelity Trend Fund, Fidelity Money Market Fund (SPRXX), and Fidelity 500 Index Fund were transferred in kind from Brokerage Account #1 to Brokerage Account #2 Lines 69-71 on October 11, 2023. Assets from Indiana 529 Plan #1 (lines 114-117) were transferred to Indiana 529 Plan #2 Line 119 and Line 123 on January 3, 2023.

2022

Lines 54, 60, 93, 106, and 110: The Fidelity Cash Holding Account and Securian Brokerage Money Market Accounts are holding accounts for cash in the accounts. Lines 126, 133, 144, 149, 159, 174, 177, 179, 181, 183, 185, and 187: The 403(b) account, the Indiana and Virginia 529 accounts, and the ABLE account provide the market value of the investment vehicles in the accounts.

2021

Lines 28, 32, 52, 66, and 70: The Fidelity Cash Holding Account and Securian Brokerage Money Market Accounts are holding accounts for cash in the accounts. Lines 86, 97, 114, 124, and 133: The 403(b) account, the Indiana and Virginia 529 accounts, and the ABLE account provide the market value of the investment vehicles in the accounts. Line 111: The value of the Louisiana 529 Plan #2 is less than $1000.

Source documents

2024 AnnualFiled May 15, 2025 2023 AnnualFiled May 9, 2024 2022 AnnualFiled May 8, 2023 2021 AnnualFiled May 6, 2022