In a rare television interview, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett pushed back against partisan portrayals of the judiciary, appearing determined to reaffirm the Court’s commitment to impartiality.
During the segment, she dismissed the idea of justices belonging to political camps, stating plainly that the judiciary is defined by what unites them—not divides them. “We wear black, not red or blue,” she declared, underscoring that judges should be judged on their judgment—not politics.
Barrett added that justices don’t align ideologically in the courtroom and noted that the image of the Court as split along partisan lines does not reflect how decisions are made. She revealed that new law clerks are often surprised by how different life on the inside of the Court is from public perception.
Her remarks come alongside the promotion of her new book, Listening to the Law, which aims to illuminate the Court’s internal dynamics, including how cases are decided and how justices interact behind closed doors.