.MaddowBlog: During her remarks at the McConnell Center, Justice Barrett spoke just feet away from the GOP senator who was responsible for orchestrating the brazenly partisan scheme that led to her confirmation.
Amy Coney Barrett, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, right, and President Donald Trump stand on the Blue Room balcony of the White House during a ceremony on Oct. 26, 2020.It's been nearly a year since Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the U.S. Supreme Court, and as the Associated Pressovernight, the conservative jurist is apparently concerned about public perceptions regarding the high court.
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett expressed concerns Sunday that the public may increasingly see the court as a partisan institution. Justices must be "hyper vigilant to make sure they're not letting personal biases creep into their decisions, since judges are people, too," Barrett said at a lecture hosted by the University of Louisville's McConnell Center.There's a lot to unpack here, but let's focus on three core problems.
First, the justice's message was literally unbelievable. Ideally, justices would be indifferent toward political considerations, but in recent years, the public has seen far too much contrary evidence. Consider, for example, theSecond, Barrett may not appreciate the extent to which she's a poor messenger.
, confirmed the conservative jurist to the nation's highest court. Her first decision was not a judicial ruling; it was a choice to participate at a White House political event the evening of her confirmation.
Barrett was aware of the electoral context; she knew this prime-time celebration would give the appearance of a political victory party; and she chose to participate anyway, indifferent to public perceptions about the politicization of the judiciary.
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