Trump’s pick Barrett sworn in as SC justice

Washington, October 27

Conservative jurist Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in as the 115th Supreme Court justice, an hour after the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed her controversial nomination, handing President Donald Trump a major victory just a week before the election.

The deeply divided Senate confirmed the nomination of Barrett as the 115th Supreme Court Judge by 52-48 votes on Monday, pushing the top court in a more conservative direction for generations to come.

Barrett, a 48-year-old religious conservative, was administered the official constitutional oath by Justice Clarence Thomas of the White House alongside President Trump. “I stand here tonight, truly honoured and humbled,” she said shortly after she took the constitutional oath.

“This is a momentous day for America, for the United States Constitution and for the fair and impartial rule of law,” said Trump in his remarks. — PTI

Youngest since Clarence Thomas

• Amy Coney Barrett is the 115th Supreme Court justice of the United States
• At 48, she’s the youngest justice since Clarence Thomas joined the Supreme Court in 1991 at the age of 43
• No justice has assumed office so close to a presidential election