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Wendy Baldwin Vitter
Eastern District of Louisiana · appt. Trump
7/7
🥇 Fit for the Bench
1Ethics & Recusalcritical
69%★ earned
“No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause.” — Madison, Federalist No. 10
Senate confirmation drew scrutiny for a supplemental questionnaire omitting prior speeches; no documented on-bench disclosure or recusal lapse.
2Fidelity to Democracycritical
74%★ earned
“…a government of laws, and not of men.” — Marshall, Marbury v. Madison
No documented defiance of higher courts or election-related conduct; standard rule-of-law adherence.
3Judicial Temperament
72%★ earned
“Justice must satisfy the appearance of justice.” — Frankfurter
No reported reprimands or complaints regarding civility toward litigants or counsel.
4Reason, Not Ideology
71%★ earned
“We are not final because we are infallible…” — Robert H. Jackson
Thin on-bench record; no documented pattern of ideology overriding reasoned analysis.
5Intellectual Honesty & Precedent
68%★ earned
“…to stand by things decided.” (stare decisis) — the common-law maxim
Confirmation-process questions arose over an initially incomplete disclosure of past speeches, later supplemented; otherwise no documented dishonesty.
6Independence from Party
69%★ earned
“The complete independence of the courts of justice is peculiarly essential.” — Hamilton, Federalist No. 78
Appointed by Trump; former GOP-linked figure but no documented evidence of partisan on-bench rulings.
7Personal Integrity
74%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
No documented criminal, civil, or corruption matters; clean available 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 →