First published 2025
Justice Amy Coney Barrett faces a barrage of questions from curious Americans after her confirmation hearing. How does she balance Supreme Court duties with raising school-age children? Do the nine justices actually get along behind closed doors? What fills her typical workday? Barrett decides to pull back the curtain on her world. She walks readers through her daily routine as a justice and explains how cases arrive at the Court. She describes her deliberation process and shares what it feels like to work under constant media attention. Barrett draws on her experience clerking for Justice Scalia and her years as a beloved law professor. She guides readers through major cases and breaks down her originalist approach to constitutional interpretation. The tension lies between public curiosity about the Court's inner workings and the institution's traditional secrecy. Barrett bridges this gap by offering personal stories alongside constitutional principles. At its heart, this book reveals how one justice grapples with interpreting America's founding document while living a very human life.
Genres: biography, american, non-fiction, law, academic
Vibes: intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: insider-perspective, personal-story
336 pages · Hardcover · Sentinel