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Laura Wolk, the first blind woman to clerk at the Supreme Court and a former student of Judge Amy Coney Barrett at Notre Dame Law School, testifies Oct. 15 during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing of Barrett on Capitol Hill in Washington.

The young lawyer, who gave moving testimony on behalf of her former professor, speaks about clerking for Justice Clarence Thomas and about how her Catholic faith has helped shape her career.