During her Senate confirmation hearings in October 2020, Justice Amy Coney Barrett enjoyed enthusiastic support from the Right and received harsh criticism from the Left. It was entirely expected. She was President Donald Trump‘s third nominee to the Supreme Court, not long before the presidential election, much to the chagrin of Democrats. Abortion-rights advocates were incensed by the selection. As a Catholic and mother of seven with privately held conservative and pro-life beliefs, Barrett represented much of what they feared. Nearly six years later, however, Barrett has confounded her share of Supreme Court observers on both sides of the political aisle.