It's not often that a Supreme Court clerk makes headlines, but in October 2020, that's exactly

what happened.

Mr. Chairman, ranking member Feinstein, and members of the committee.

One of Amy Coney Barrett's former law students who is now sharing her personal and powerful

perspective about the judge that everyone is talking about.

My name is Laura Wool, and I am a former student and mentee of Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

In part because of her unwavering support, I am the first blind woman to serve as a

law clerk on the Supreme Court of the United States.

That was yesterday.

Laura Woolk sharing a powerful story about her mentor, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, before

the Senate Judiciary Committee.

She has given me a gift of a measurable value, the ability to live an abundant life with

the potential to break down barriers so that I can leave this world a better place than

I found it.

In law school at Notre Dame, Woolk took classes from then-professor Amy Coney Barrett, civil

procedure and statutory interpretation.

Both came in especially handy in 2019 when Woolk landed a clerkship with Justice Clarence

Thomas at the Supreme Court.

Woolk says, like most institutions, the court experienced growing pains as it learned

to interact with her and her specific disability.

But the court was committed so that Woolk and future law clerks could do the job.

The court was amazing.

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