Yellowhammer Times

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced three nominees for federal district court judgeships in Alabama during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. The nominees, Edmund LaCour, Hal Mooty, and Bill Lewis, were recommended to President Trump by Tuberville and Senator Katie Britt (R-AL).

Tuberville began his remarks by expressing appreciation for the president’s selection of the candidates and for working with Senator Britt on the recommendations. "We need our justice system to focus on upholding the Constitution, not pushing an agenda. And I’m confident that these three gentlemen will respect the rule of law and will be impartial in all their interactions on the bench. It is my honor and privilege to introduce these three individuals who have been nominated to serve as federal district court judges in the great state of Alabama," Tuberville said.

Introducing Edmund LaCour for the Northern District (Tuscaloosa), Tuberville stated: "Edmund Lacour is currently the Solicitor General of the State of Alabama. Before assuming this role, he served as Deputy Solicitor General. Prior to that, he worked in private practice here in Washington, D.C. Edmund was previously nominated to be the U.S. District Judge by President Trump at the end of his first administration, but this nomination was later withdrawn by President Biden. A native of Dothan, Alabama, Edmund attended Birmingham-Southern College for undergraduate degree and Yale Law School for his J.D."

Hal Mooty was introduced as a nominee for the Northern District (Huntsville). According to Tuberville: "Our second nominee [is] Hal Mooty for the Northern District of Alabama. Hal Mooty is a partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP in Huntsville, Alabama, specializing in business and commercial litigation. He has served as the president of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association’s Young Lawyers Section and previously served on the Young Lawyers Executive Committee to the Alabama State Bar. Hal is originally from Montgomery, Alabama and went to both undergraduate and law school at the University of Alabama."

For the Middle District nominee Bill Lewis, Tuberville said: "Our third nominee is Mr. Bill Lewis for the Middle District. Bill Lewis is a Justice on the Alabama Supreme Court. Prior to being [appointed] to this role, he served as a Judge on the Alabama Court of [Civil] Appeals, and earlier, he was the Presiding Circuit Judge on the 19th Judicial Circuit. Before his judicial service began, Bill was in private practice in Wetumpka, Alabama. He is a lifelong Alabama resident, having grown up in Wetumpka. Bill attended the University of the South for his undergraduate degree and Cumberland [School of Law] in Birmingham for [his] J.D."

Tuberville concluded by welcoming all nominees and their families and urged swift confirmation from committee members.

Senator Tuberville serves on several Senate committees including Armed Services; Agriculture; Veterans’ Affairs; Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP); and Aging.