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LaCour, Edmund Gerard, Jr.
Born 1985 in Phoenix, AZ
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on September 2, 2025, to a seat vacated by L. Scott Coogler. Confirmed by the Senate on October 29, 2025, and received commission on November 3, 2025.
Education:
Birmingham-Southern College, B.A., 2007
Trinity College Dublin, M.Phil., 2008
Yale Law School, J.D., 2011
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on September 2, 2025, to a seat vacated by L. Scott Coogler. Confirmed by the Senate on October 29, 2025, and received commission on November 3, 2025.
Education:
Birmingham-Southern College, B.A., 2007
Trinity College Dublin, M.Phil., 2008
Yale Law School, J.D., 2011
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. William H. Pryor, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2011-2012
Private practice, Houston, Texas, 2012-2014
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2014-2018
Deputy solicitor general, State of Alabama, 2018-2019
Solicitor general, State of Alabama, 2019-2025
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, June 2, 2020; no Senate vote
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, January 3, 2021; nomination withdrawn by president, February 4, 2021