Amanda Rauh-Bieri , a former law clerk for Judge Barrett, tells 'Fox & Friends' she was 'blown away' by how much time the Supreme Court nominee spent mentoring her clerks not just as lawyers but also as people.
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Steve, thank you. Jillian
President trumps Supreme Court
Nominee Judge Amy Coney
Barrett, getting sworn in
yesterday.
Listen to her, explain her
judicial philosophy if her
own. In her opening statement
yesterday,
I believe Americans of all
backgrounds deserve an
independent supreme court that
interprets our constitution and
laws as they are written, and I
believe I can serve my country
by playing that role.
If I am fortunate enough to be
confirmed, I pledge to
faithfully and impartially
discharge my duties to the
american people as an associate
justice of the Supreme Court
Steve here on why she thinks
Judge Barrett should be on the
bench is: is one of the former
law clerks Amanda Railsbear,
arely,
railsberry,
hello,
hi,
thanks so much forking having
me
Steve its good to have you?
What did you make of her opening
statement? Yesterday
I mean it was the high light
of the day for me for sure
I thought she did a fantastic
job.
You got a glimpse in her opening
statement of the kind of judge
and the kind of person Amy Coney
Barrett is, and I theys what
were going to see more of today.
As the process unfolds,
we heard her speak about her
family being a mother of seven
her background, her formative,
mentors Justice Scalia, of
course, is a very important one
and her judicial philosophy,
and we heard her speak with
grace and great poise, and I I
look forward to seeing more of
that from Judge Barrett today,
Steve sure,
so you were her law clerk for a
couple of years there in South
Bend.
Obviously you worked very
closely with her and you would
talk about decisions and the
law.
What can you tell us about her
that I we did not see yesterday?
That is a great question.
I think I think this did come
through yesterday, but its
impossible to overstate just how
warm and caring a person Judge
Barrett is.
She was so general rouse with
her time generous with her
time, even though she had so many
responsibilities, not just as a
judge but as a mother as a
member of her community,
and I was always blown away by
how much time she he had for her
clerks and how much she cared
about mentoring, us not just as
lawyers but as people,
Steve, thats, really, nice.
You know we just had Senator
Kennedy on.
He did not know what tack the
can Democrats were going to talk
today,
so the question is historically
in questioning. Sometimes the
senators try to rattle a
nominee.
My question is, and you know
Her- is she rattle able?
Absolutely not?
I dont know what the next few
days hold.
I hope that well hear from
Judge Barrett about her
qualifications.
Shes eminently well qualified.
She was given the highest rating
by the American BAR Association,
but I do know that Judge Barrett
can shine, no matter what
Steve right
and when she is asked questions
about. You know what about the
affordable care act or what, if
there is a lawsuit that goes to
the Supreme Court regarding the
election? Would you recuse
yourself shes, probably going
to use the Ginsburg Standard or
where you know what
thats hypothetical im not
going to talk about that right
now,
I wont speak for Judge
Barrett on that, but, as she said
best herself yesterday, judges
are not policymakers,
thats, not how she sees the
role.
Shes, independent
shes father minded Jurist,
fair minded jurist.
She will faithfully apply the
law and, I think, were going to
hear a lot more about her
judicial philosophy and her
approach to applying the law. As
written as shes asking the
senators questions today,
Steve and Amanda final
question:
Howell cool! Is it that your
former boss could be on the
Supreme Court?
Its pretty amazing
laughter
im excited to see her become a
justice
shes going to be amazing.
Steve all right
well see what happens.
Transcript generated on 2020-10-17.