[AmGreatness] Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court is significant because of her academic pedigree. She is a graduate of and former professor at Notre Dame. Notre Dame, of course, is a fine law school. It is ranked in the top 25 nationally and is held in high esteem by most every Catholic family in America. As we have seen during this week’s confirmation hearing she is whip smart, poised, and learned in the law. But she didn’t go to Harvard or Yale, lately the gatekeepers to a position on the Supreme Court.
Of the current justices, every single one is a graduate of either Harvard or Yale. Among federal law clerks, a significant plurality comes from the top 10 or so law schools, with the most prestigious clerkships having an overrepresentation of Harvard and Yale graduates. This kind of pedigree ends up being a pathway to positions in the Department of Justice, government, elite law firms, and on the bench.
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