‘I’ve acquired a thick skin’: Amy Coney Barrett says she welcomes court criticism

Conservative justice says scrutiny comes with the job but declines to comment on how court could effect reform amid ethics scandals

The US supreme court justice Amy Coney Barrett told attendees at a judicial conference in Wisconsin that she welcomed public scrutiny of the court. But she stopped short of commenting on whether she thinks the court should change how it operates in the face of recent criticism.

Barrett did not offer any opinion - or speak directly about - recent calls for the justices to institute an official code of conduct.