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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 19, 2025

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett praised collegiality in the legal profession as essential to a well-functioning judicial system during remarks Monday at the Seventh Circuit Judicial Conference in Chicago. Barrett, a former Notre Dame law professor and Seventh Circuit judge appointed to the high court by President Donald Trump in 2020, said lawyers learn to argue without letting disagreement consume relationships. She also credited that professionalism with enabling the system to work, according to Bloomberg Law.