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Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr.
Northern District of Alabama · appt. Trump
7/7
🥇 Fit for the Bench
1Ethics & Recusalcritical
71%★ earned
“No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause.” — Madison, Federalist No. 10
No documented ethics complaint or disclosure lapse; recent appointee, former state solicitor general, with a clean record.
2Fidelity to Democracycritical
74%★ earned
“…a government of laws, and not of men.” — Marshall, Marbury v. Madison
No documented defiance of higher courts as a judge; minimal trial-court record. Limited public record.
3Judicial Temperament
71%★ earned
“Justice must satisfy the appearance of justice.” — Frankfurter
No documented complaints regarding demeanor; too recent for a temperament record. Limited public record.
4Reason, Not Ideology
72%★ earned
“We are not final because we are infallible…” — Robert H. Jackson
No documented pattern of ideology over reasoning on the bench; minimal record given recent appointment.
5Intellectual Honesty & Precedent
72%★ earned
“…to stand by things decided.” (stare decisis) — the common-law maxim
No documented candor or precedent-handling problems as a judge; very thin public record.
6Independence from Party
70%★ earned
“The complete independence of the courts of justice is peculiarly essential.” — Hamilton, Federalist No. 78
No documented partisan behavior beyond appointment; party-blind neutral default applies.
7Personal Integrity
75%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
No documented corruption or criminal/civil integrity matter on the public record.
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Scores are Independent 2026’s own editorial read against the Seven Articles — ≥60% earns the star. The first two Articles are critical: fail Ethics & Recusal or Fidelity to Democracy and there is no seal, whatever else holds. Each Article carries its founding quote as the yardstick. On bias →