Catholic Bar Association press statement on judicial nominations

President of the Catholic Bar Association Joshua McCaig says at a news conference with Senate Republicans in support of Notre Dame Law Professor Amy Coney Barrett to become a federal judge that the Association was established based on a concern among founding members about growing intolerance to Catholic professionals in public office, that despite Barrett's distinguished legal and academic career, some members on the Senate Judiciary Committee launched an unfair attack to discredit her, which he calls not just inappropriate and likely unconstitutional, but also an attack on any person of faith who takes their convictions seriously.