Scott Elgin Reed

Judge Scott Elgin Reed

Personal

Birthday:

7/3/1921

Birthplace:

Lexington, KY

Date of Death:

2/17/1994

Place of Death:

Lexington, KY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Lexington, Kentucky, 1944-1964
Judge, Kentucky Circuit Court, Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, First Division, 1964-1969
Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, 1969-1976
Justice, Supreme Court of Kentucky, 1976-1979; chief justice, 1976-1978

Education

Name of School:

University of Kentucky College of Law

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Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1945

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky

Court Name:

Kentucky Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

11/2/1979

Retirement from Active Service:

8/1/1988

Termination Date:

2/17/1994

Termination Reason:

Death