INDEPENDENT2026

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Tiffany Rene Johnson

Northern District of Georgia · appt. Biden
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
No documented recusal failures, disclosure violations, or upheld conduct complaints; clean record as a recent 2023 confirmation.
60
2Fidelity to Democracycritical
74%★ earned
“…a government of laws, and not of men.” — Marshall, Marbury v. Madison
No record of defiance toward higher courts or election-related controversy; ordinary respect for precedent presumed.
60
3Judicial Temperament
72%★ earned
“Justice must satisfy the appearance of justice.” — Frankfurter
Limited public record; no reported incidents of incivility toward litigants, counsel, or colleagues.
60
4Reason, Not Ideology
72%★ earned
“We are not final because we are infallible…” — Robert H. Jackson
Too new to the bench for a substantial documented body of reasoning; nothing suggests ideological decision-making.
60
5Intellectual Honesty & Precedent
72%★ earned
“…to stand by things decided.” (stare decisis) — the common-law maxim
No documented instances of misstating precedent or the record; neutral pending a fuller opinion history.
60
6Independence from Party
70%★ earned
“The complete independence of the courts of justice is peculiarly essential.” — Hamilton, Federalist No. 78
Biden appointee with no documented partisan conduct on the bench; party-blind neutral score applied.
60
7Personal Integrity
74%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
No criminal, civil, or corruption matters on the public record; personal integrity presumed intact.
60
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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 →

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