Barrett submitted a written statement of his position to the Senate Supreme Court Justice Appointment Hearing.

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on the appointment of Justice Amy Coney Barrett by videoconference for four days beginning on December 12. In a written statement submitted to the first day of hearings, Barrett laid out the position he would uphold after being appointed to the bench.

Barrett wrote, “The courts are charged with the heavy responsibility of enforcing the law, which is essential to a free society; but they are not designed to solve every problem, or to correct every wrong in public life, and political decisions and value judgments of government must be made by political units elected by a reliable people.”

Reflecting on her own schooling and the influence of her mentor, former Justice Antonin Scalia, Barrett writes, “Scalia was dedicated to her family, strong in her faith, and unafraid of criticism. I am determined to maintain the same views in my own legal career.”

In her written statement, Barrett paid tribute to all female justices, writing, “When I was nine years old, Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female Supreme Court justice in U.S. history, always setting an example of grace and dignity; when I was 21 and just starting out in my career, Ruth Ginsburg became the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. (Bader Ginsburg) sits in this seat. I have been nominated to succeed Ginsburg, but no one else will be able to replace her, and I will be forever grateful for the path she has blazed and the life she has built.”

The Senate Judiciary Committee announced that the nomination hearing will last four days. The Senate is expected to hold a full vote in late October. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Jr. and Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, both Republicans, said they have the majority votes needed to pass Barrett’s nomination.

Barrett, 48, has been a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2017. Barrett’s legacy of more than 100 decisions and legal opinions on the Court of Appeals proves that she is a quintessential conservative judge. What is certain is that with Barrett on the Supreme Court, conservative judges will have an absolute 6:3 advantage over liberal judges.