Unique Senate Nod: LaCour Becomes Alabama Federal Judge

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Alabama Solicitor General Edmund “Eddie” LaCour Jr. as a federal judge for the Northern District of Alabama. The confirmation vote was 51-47, filling the seat left vacant by retiring Chief Judge L. Scott Coogler. LaCour has served as Alabama’s Solicitor General since 2019.

In this role, he led major appellate cases, including Allen v. Milligan, and argued before the U.S. Supreme Court three times. Over his career, he has filed more than 100 briefs, establishing a strong record in both state and federal law. A native of Alabama, LaCour earned a bachelor’s degree summa cum laude, a Master of Philosophy from Trinity College Dublin, and a law degree from Yale Law School.