President Donald Trump today nominated New Orleans native Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Barrett graduated from St. Mary's Dominican High School in 1990, attended Rhodes College and Notre Dame law school.
A member of the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago since 2017, Barrett has written conservative opinions that paint her as an opponent of Roe v. Wade and the Affordable Care Act, and a supporter of the Second Amendment.
Her nomination to replace liberal justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg is expected to set off a heated confirmation process in the U.S. Senate.
