President Trump has announced his Supreme Court pick to replace liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away earlier this month. Trump has chosen conservative federal appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett and confirmation hearings are scheduled to begin Oct. 12.
The announcement of Barrett drew immediate response from Wisconsin’s two U.S. senators. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson says he helped confirm Barrett in 2017 to the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and he expects to support her confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin called Barrett an activist judge who would help overturn President Obama's Affordable Care Act — and vowed to vote against the nominee.
In this week's Capitol Notes conversation, WUWM's Marti Mikkelson asked JR Ross of wispolitics.com if he thinks the nomination process will go smoothly.
