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Judge Barrett stuck to the Ginsburg rule–“no hints, no forecasts, no previews”–when she was repeatedly asked to opine on the specifics of past and upcoming cases. It would be inappropriate for any judge to tip her hand to how she might rule in a future case, and Judge Barrett’s commitment to judicial independence was on full display.
Toward the end of the night, she stated: “Judges don’t have campaign promises.” It’s clear that Judge Barrett, as an originalist, views her role as interpreting the law, not making it. It is to be open to hearing the parties and willing to follow where the laws lead. Some of the Democrat Senators sought promises on certain cases, and promises of recusal. These are campaign promised unanchored to the case at hand, and Judge Barrett ably explained why such questions violated judicial independence...
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