Hugh Scott
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Hugh B. Scott was a recalled federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. He served on the court from his appointment in 1995 until his death on February 19, 2021.[1]
Education
Judge Scott received his B.A. degree from Niagara University in 1971 and his J.D. degree from The University of Buffalo Law School in 1974.[1]
Career
Judge Scott began his career in 1974 as an assistant county attorney with the Erie County Law Department. He then worked as assistant corporation counsel for the Buffalo Law Department, an assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of New York, and then a U.S. attorney for the same district. In 1979, he joined the New York Attorney General's Buffalo Office as the deputy assistant attorney general-in-charge of claims and litigation. He then became the assistant attorney general-in-charge of the Buffalo Regional Office of the New York State Department of Law in 1981. In 1984, he became a judge on the Buffalo City Court. He held this position until his 1995 federal judicial appointment. Scott died on February 19, 2021.
Judge Scott also taught at the University of Buffalo Law School.[1]
Judicial career
Western District of New York, magistrate
Scott served on the United States District Court for the Western District of New York as a federal magistrate judge from 1995 until his death in 2021.[1]
See also
- United States District Court for the Western District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York
State courts:
New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts
State resources:
Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
