Judge Amy Coney Barrett nominated for U.S. Supreme Court
Barrett (L) meets with Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on September 30. Democrats
have refused to meet with Barrett, citing opposition to moving ahead with her confirmation so close to the Nov. 3 presidential election. Pool Photo by Tom Williams/UPI
Barrett (L) listens as Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., answers reporters' questions before a meeting in the Mansfield Room of the Capitol on September 29. Pool Photo by Chip Somodevilla/UPI
Barrett, 48, has
seven children under age 20. Pool Photo by Greg Nash/UPI
Barrett (L) meets with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has vowed to push ahead with her confirmation. The move follows his refusal to grant the same courtesy to President Barack Obama's nominee after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia before the 2016 election. Pool Photo by Susan Walsh/UPI
Demonstrators with the Poor People's Campaign walk to the Hart Senate Office Building on September 29 as Barrett meets with Senate Republicans. The group was demonstrating against her nomination. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/UPI
From left to right, White House counsel Pat Cipollone, Barrett, Vice President Mike Pence and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows escort Barrett to the Senate for meetings. Pool Photo by Susan Walsh/UPI
Barrett and Pence walk up the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Pool Photo by Erin Schaff/UPI
Barrett (C) meets with Pence (L) and McConnell. Pool Photo by Erin Schaff/UPI
Barrett (L) walks to the White House Rose Garden as President Donald Trump announces her as his nominee to the Supreme Court on September 26. Photo by Shawn Thew/UPI
Trump is nominating Barrett to fill the vacancy left by
Ginsburg's death on September 18. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
If confirmed, Barrett will be Trump's third appointment to the Supreme Court and the fifth woman to serve. Photo by Shawn Thew/UPI
Trump poses with Barrett and some of her children at the announcement. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
