SALT LAKE CITY—U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today announced he intends to vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court:
“After meeting with Judge Barrett and carefully reviewing her record and her testimony, I intend to vote in favor of her confirmation to the Supreme Court. She is impressive, and her distinguished legal and academic credentials make it clear that she is exceptionally well qualified to serve as our next Supreme Court justice. I am confident that she will faithfully apply the law and our Constitution, impartially and regardless of policy preferences.”