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Leslie Abrams Gardner
Middle District of Georgia · appt. Obama
7/7
🥇 Fit for the Bench
1Ethics & Recusalcritical
70%★ earned
“No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause.” — Madison, Federalist No. 10
In a 2020 Georgia voter-roll case, critics raised recusal questions given her sister's voting-rights group; no upheld conduct complaint resulted.
2Fidelity to Democracycritical
74%★ earned
“…a government of laws, and not of men.” — Marshall, Marbury v. Madison
Record reflects ordinary adjudication within the judicial process; no documented defiance of higher courts.
3Judicial Temperament
72%★ earned
“Justice must satisfy the appearance of justice.” — Frankfurter
No documented reprimands or credible complaints of abusive conduct toward litigants or counsel.
4Reason, Not Ideology
72%★ earned
“We are not final because we are infallible…” — Robert H. Jackson
Contested rulings decided through ordinary legal reasoning; no documented finding of ideological bias.
5Intellectual Honesty & Precedent
72%★ earned
“…to stand by things decided.” (stare decisis) — the common-law maxim
No documented instances of mischaracterizing precedent or the record in available public sources.
6Independence from Party
69%★ earned
“The complete independence of the courts of justice is peculiarly essential.” — Hamilton, Federalist No. 78
Sister of a prominent political figure drew conflict scrutiny, but no documented finding of partisan favoritism on the bench.
7Personal Integrity
74%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
No documented corruption or personal-integrity scandals; record appears clean per available sources.
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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 →