Edmund LaCour

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Edmund Gerald LaCour Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 3, 2025
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byL. Scott Coogler
Solicitor General of Alabama
In office
May 3, 2019 – November 3, 2025
GovernorKay Ivey
Preceded byAndrew L. Brasher
Succeeded byBarrett Bowdre
Personal details
Born1985 (age 40–41)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
PartyRepublican
EducationBirmingham-Southern College (BA)
Trinity College Dublin (MA)
Yale University (JD)

Edmund Gerald LaCour Jr. (born 1985)[1] is an American lawyer who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama since 2025. He served as the Solicitor General of Alabama from May 3, 2019 to October 2025.[2] LaCour was nominated for federal judgeship once previously, in that instance for a seat in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.[3]

Early life, education and career

LaCour was born February 17, 1985, in Phoenix, Arizona.[4][failed verification] He received a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Birmingham-Southern College, a Master of Arts from Trinity College Dublin, and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School. After law school, LaCour served as a law clerk to Judge William H. Pryor Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He then worked at Baker Botts and Bancroft PLLC. He later became a partner at Kirkland & Ellis, before being appointed Solicitor General of Alabama in May 2019.[5] LaCour has argued cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, including Allen v. Milligan.[6][4]

Federal judicial nominations

Failed nomination to district court under Trump

On May 20, 2020, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate LaCour to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.[5] On June 2, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated LaCour to the seat vacated by Judge Andrew L. Brasher, who was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.[7][8] On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[9] Later that same day, his renomination was sent to the Senate.[10] LaCour's nomination was ultimately blocked by Democratic U.S. Senator Doug Jones, who refused to return a blue slip consenting to LaCour's confirmation.[11] On February 4, 2021, his nomination was withdrawn by President Joe Biden.[12]

Federal judicial service

On August 12, 2025, Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate LaCour for a position on the Northern District of Alabama court.[13][4] On September 3, 2025, a confirmation hearing was held for LaCour and other nominees by the United States Senate Judiciary Committee.[14] On October 1, 2025, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to report his nomination to the full U.S. Senate by a 12–10 party-line vote.[15] On October 28, 2025, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 53–46 vote.[16] The next day, his nomination was confirmed by a 51–47 vote.[17] He received his commission on November 3 and was sworn into office by Chief Circuit Judge William H. Pryor Jr. on November 4.[18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Voruganti, Harsh (2020-08-24). "Edmund LaCour – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama". The Vetting Room. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  2. ↑ Everett, Grayson (2025-10-29). "U.S. Senate confirms Eddie LaCour to federal bench – Alabama caps 3-for-3 push for confirmations". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  3. ↑ Headley, Tiana (Oct 29, 2025). "Trump Nominee Confirmed in Second Try for Trial Court Judgeship". BLOOMBERG LAW.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 1 2 3 LaCour Jr., Edmund Gerald (September 3, 2025). "LaCour's Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire" (PDF). www.judiciary.senate.gov. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominee". whitehouse.gov. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via National Archives. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ↑ "Liberal Justices School Alabama on Voting Rights and Racial Discrimination in Redistricting Case". Law & Crime. October 4, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ten Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate – The White House". trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov.
  8. ↑ Voruganti, Harsh (August 24, 2020). "Edmund LaCour – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama".
  9. ↑ "PN1942 - Nomination of Edmund G. LaCour Jr. for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. 2021-01-03. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  10. ↑ "Thirty Nominations Sent to the Senate – The White House". trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov.
  11. ↑ Walter, Wesley (30 October 2025). "Alabama Solicitor General Edmund LaCour secures federal judge role". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  12. ↑ Bendery, Jennifer (5 February 2021). "Biden Tosses Out Trump's Last-Minute Judicial Nominations". HuffPost. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  13. ↑ Patrick Darrington (August 12, 2025). "Trump's 3 Alabama federal judge nominees include state supreme court justice, pick Doug Jones blocked". al.
  14. ↑ "Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov.
  15. ↑ "Results of committee executive business meeting" (PDF). www.judiciary.senate.gov.
  16. ↑ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Edmund G. LaCour, Jr. to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama)". www.senate.gov.
  17. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama)". www.senate.gov.
  18. ↑ "RE: WELCOME TO TWO NEW U.S. DISTRICT JUDGES" (PDF). November 4, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.