Texas legislators react to President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett

President Donald Trump has selected Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat and several Texas legislators are backing his decision.

President Trump announced his nomination Saturday afternoon. This comes after Justice Ginsburg’s death just last week.

Judge Barrett is on the Chicago-based 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and is a devout Roman Catholic, according to a report from the Associated Press.

At just 48, if Barrett takes Ginsburg’s seat, she will be the youngest justice and her tenure can last for decades, AP reports.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is among the legislators in support of Trump’s decision and he said Judge Barrett would make an “outstanding Supreme Court justice.”

“Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a remarkable individual who will make an outstanding Supreme Court Justice. Her proven legal brilliance is matched by her exceptional character and unflinching commitment to the U. S. Constitution. The Senate should swiftly confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court just as it recently confirmed her to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.”

Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton is in agreement. He released the following statement, in support of Barrett’s nomination:

“President Trump made an exceptional selection in nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the United States Supreme Court. Judge Barrett, who currently serves on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, has extensive experience in the Supreme Court’s work as a clerk for the late Justice Antonin Scalia and as a law professor at the University of Notre Dame, where she was named ‘distinguished professor of the year’ three times. She has also written nearly 100 opinions in an impressive judicial track record that demonstrates superb temperament, judicial restraint, and a firm commitment to following the rule of law and upholding the Constitution. Judge Barrett will make an outstanding addition to the Supreme Court.”

U. S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who was named on President Trump’s shortlist for candidates to fill the court seat, issued the following statement following Barrett’s nomination.

“Judge Amy Coney Barrett currently serves on the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit with honor and distinction, and I look forward to supporting her nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States. Before her confirmation to the Seventh Circuit, Judge Barrett was a respected academic and award-winning professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School, where she continues to teach. Judge Barrett clerked for Judge Laurence Silberman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin ... (Read more)

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