Edmund Gerald LaCour Jr. | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | |
| Assumed office November 3, 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | L. Scott Coogler |
| Solicitor General of Alabama | |
| In office May 3,2019 –November 3,2025 | |
| Governor | Kay Ivey |
| Preceded by | Andrew L. Brasher |
| Succeeded by | Barrett Bowdre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1985 (age 39–40) Phoenix,Arizona,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Birmingham-Southern College (BA) Trinity College Dublin (MA) Yale University (JD) |
Edmund Gerald LaCour,Jr. (born 1985) [1] is an American lawyer who has served 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]
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]
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] One of Alabama's U.S. Senators,Doug Jones,refused to return a blue slip consenting to LaCour's confirmation. [8] [ failed verification ] 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] On February 4,2021,his nomination was withdrawn by President Joe Biden. [11]
On August 12,2025,Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate LaCour for a position on the Northern District of Alabama court. [12] [4] On September 3,2025,a confirmation hearing was held for LaCour and other nominees by the United States Senate Judiciary Committee. [13] 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. [14] On October 28,2025,the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 53–46 vote. [15] He received his commission on November 3 and was sworn into office by Chief Circuit Judge William H. Pryor Jr. on November 4. [16]
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