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Karin Johanna Immergut
District of Oregon · appt. Trump
7/7
🥇 Fit for the Bench
1Ethics & Recusalcritical
73%★ earned
“No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause.” — Madison, Federalist No. 10
Former U.S. Attorney and state judge; no documented disclosure lapse, recusal failure, or upheld conduct complaint.
2Fidelity to Democracycritical
75%★ earned
“…a government of laws, and not of men.” — Marshall, Marbury v. Madison
Handled Portland protest-era cases within normal process; no documented defiance of higher courts.
3Judicial Temperament
73%★ earned
“Justice must satisfy the appearance of justice.” — Frankfurter
Reputation as measured on the bench; no documented reports of incivility or misconduct.
4Reason, Not Ideology
73%★ earned
“We are not final because we are infallible…” — Robert H. Jackson
Rulings across the spectrum suggest case-by-case reasoning rather than fixed ideology.
5Intellectual Honesty & Precedent
73%★ earned
“…to stand by things decided.” (stare decisis) — the common-law maxim
No documented instances of mishandling precedent or intellectual dishonesty.
6Independence from Party
72%★ earned
“The complete independence of the courts of justice is peculiarly essential.” — Hamilton, Federalist No. 78
Trump appointee whose rulings have not tracked a single partisan line; no documented partisan pattern.
7Personal Integrity
75%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
No documented criminal, civil, or corruption matter in 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 →