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Scott Reed (Kentucky)

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Scott Reed
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Nonpartisan
Prior offices:
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Years in office: 1988 - 1994

Years in office: 1979 - 1988
Education
Law
University of Kentucky College of Law, 1945
Personal
Birthplace
Lexington, KY


Scott Elgin Reed (1921-1994) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Reed was nominated to the Eastern District of Kentucky by President Jimmy Carter on August 28, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 31, 1979, and received commission on November 2, 1979. He assumed senior status on August 1, 1988. He served the Eastern District of Kentucky until his death on February 17, 1994.[1] Reed was succeeded in this position by Joseph Hood.

Early life and education

  • University of Kentucky College of Law, LL.B, 1945[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Lexington, Kentucky, 1944-1964
  • Judge, Fayette County Circuit Court, 1st Division, Kentucky, 1964-1969
  • Judge, Court of Appeals of Kentucky, 5th Appellate District, 1969-1976
  • Chief justice, Supreme Court of Kentucky, 1976-1978
  • Justice, Supreme Court of Kentucky, 1978-1979[1]

Judicial career

Eastern District of Kentucky

Reed was nominated to the Eastern District of Kentucky by President Jimmy Carter on August 28, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 31, 1979, and received commission on November 2, 1979. He assumed senior status on August 1, 1988. He served the Eastern District of Kentucky until his death on February 17, 1994.[1] Reed was succeeded in this position by Joseph Hood.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
NA-New Seat
Eastern District of Kentucky
1979–1988
Seat #4
Succeeded by:
Joseph Hood