In her opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Amy Coney Barrett laid out a strong vision of the Supreme Court as the government’s uniquely apolitical branch. That vision has earned her the approval of political conservatives and a nomination to the high court.

“Courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life,” Barrett said at her confirmation hearing on Monday. “The policy decisions and value judgments of government must be made by the political branches elected by and accountable to the people. The public should not expect courts to do so, and courts should not try.”