Northern District of Alabama / Appointed 2025 / Active
Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2025 and confirmed by the Senate 51–47, Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 2011. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1985 · age 41
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2025
- Confirmed
- 51–47
- Education
- Birmingham-Southern College 2007 · Yale Law School 2011
- Succeeded
- L. Scott Coogler
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern District of Alabama succeeded L. Scott Coogler | Trump (R) | 51–47 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 51–47 on October 29, 2025 · 119th Congress, Roll Call 596. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 51
51 R
- Jim Banks(R-IN)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Katie Britt(R-AL)
- Ted Budd(R-NC)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Kevin Cramer(R-ND)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- John Curtis(R-UT)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Bill Hagerty(R-TN)
- Josh Hawley(R-MO)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Jon Husted(R-OH)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- James Justice(R-WV)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Roger Marshall(R-KS)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- David McCormick(R-PA)
- Ashley Moody(R-FL)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Bernie Moreno(R-OH)
- Markwayne Mullin(R-OK)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Pete Ricketts(R-NE)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Eric Schmitt(R-MO)
- Rick Scott(R-FL)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Tim Sheehy(R-MT)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Tommy Tuberville(R-AL)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Voted against · 47
45 D, 2 I
- Angela Alsobrooks(D-MD)
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester(D-DE)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Fetterman(D-PA)
- Ruben Gallego(D-AZ)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- John Hickenlooper(D-CO)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Mark Kelly(D-AZ)
- Andy Kim(D-NJ)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Ben Lujan(D-NM)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Jon Ossoff(D-GA)
- Alex Padilla(D-CA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Jacky Rosen(D-NV)
- Bernie Sanders(I-VT)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Adam Schiff(D-CA)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Elissa Slotkin(D-MI)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Raphael Warnock(D-GA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Peter Welch(D-VT)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 2
2 R
- Cynthia Lummis(R-WY)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
Education
| Birmingham-Southern College | B.A. | 2007 |
| Trinity College Dublin | M.Phil. | 2008 |
| Yale Law School | J.D. | 2011 |
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr.?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in 2025.
- Was Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr. was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr. 51–47 on October 29, 2025.
- Which court is Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr. on?
- Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2025)
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