The Full Read · Article by Article
Sharon Prost
Federal Circuit · appt. Bush
7/7
🥇 Fit for the Bench
1Ethics & Recusalcritical
72%★ earned
“No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause.” — Madison, Federalist No. 10
Long-serving former Federal Circuit chief judge; no documented disclosure violation, upheld complaint, or recusal failure on the record.
2Fidelity to Democracycritical
74%★ earned
“…a government of laws, and not of men.” — Marshall, Marbury v. Madison
Patent-focused docket; no documented involvement in election subversion or defiance of higher courts.
3Judicial Temperament
72%★ earned
“Justice must satisfy the appearance of justice.” — Frankfurter
No documented reprimands or incivility complaints across a long tenure, including as chief judge; clean record.
4Reason, Not Ideology
72%★ earned
“We are not final because we are infallible…” — Robert H. Jackson
Opinions grounded in patent and statutory reasoning; no documented grievance-driven pattern.
5Intellectual Honesty & Precedent
72%★ earned
“…to stand by things decided.” (stare decisis) — the common-law maxim
No documented breach of candor or inconsistency with confirmation testimony; normal respect for precedent.
6Independence from Party
69%★ earned
“The complete independence of the courts of justice is peculiarly essential.” — Hamilton, Federalist No. 78
No documented finding she votes as a reliable partisan; technical Federal Circuit docket limits any 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; personal record clean on the available 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 →