🎓 Back to Law School — not fit for the bench. Greg Gerard Guidry holds 6 of seven, but fails a critical Article (Ethics & Recusal). A capable jurist who forgot day one — recusal. Back to school for the ethics module.
“No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause.” — Madison, Federalist No. 10
AP reported in 2023 he donated tens of thousands to the Archdiocese of New Orleans and sat on a church foundation board, recusing from its clergy-abuse bankruptcy only after that reporting.
60
2Fidelity to Democracycritical
74%★ earned
“…a government of laws, and not of men.” — Marshall, Marbury v. Madison
No documented instance of defying higher courts or undermining the constitutional order.
60
3Judicial Temperament
72%★ earned
“Justice must satisfy the appearance of justice.” — Frankfurter
No documented complaints of incivility toward litigants or counsel; limited public record.
60
4Reason, Not Ideology
72%★ earned
“We are not final because we are infallible…” — Robert H. Jackson
No documented pattern of ideology displacing legal reasoning apart from the recusal matter.
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5Intellectual Honesty & Precedent
70%★ earned
“…to stand by things decided.” (stare decisis) — the common-law maxim
Beyond the recusal controversy, no documented misrepresentation of precedent or record; slight caution reflects the disclosure question.
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6Independence from Party
70%★ earned
“The complete independence of the courts of justice is peculiarly essential.” — Hamilton, Federalist No. 78
No documented partisan influence on rulings; appointing party carries no penalty here.
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7Personal Integrity
68%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
AP's reporting on undisclosed archdiocese ties and delayed recusal is a documented matter, though no finding of corruption resulted.
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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 →