Seventh U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court (Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)WASHINGTON (AP) - Confirmation hearings begin Monday for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett.
If confirmed, the 48-year-old appeals court judge would fill the seat of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last month.Ginsburg's replacement by Barrett, a conservative, would shift the balance on the court significantly right, from 5-4 in favor of conservatives to 6-3.
Here are 5 things to know about her:EducationBarrett was born in Louisiana and attended Rhodes College, a liberal arts school in Memphis, Tennessee, as an undergraduate.