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Scott Elgin Reed

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky · 1979

Scott Elgin Reed , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Scott Elgin Reed (July 3, 1921 – February 17, 1994) was a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Education

  • University of Kentucky College of LawLL.B., 1945

Career

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

Biography

Scott Elgin Reed (July 3, 1921 – February 17, 1994) was a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

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