Jeanne E. Scott
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Jeanne E. Scott was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. She earned a law degree from Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law) in 1973. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1948–2019
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Bradley 1970 · Northwestern Law (now Pritzker School of Law) 1973
- Succeeded
- Richard Henry Mills
- Succeeded by
- Sue Ellen Myerscough
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Central District of Illinois succeeded Richard Henry Mills | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Bradley University | B.A. | 1970 |
| Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law) | J.D. | 1973 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Scott was assigned 1,622 district-court cases (1992–2010). Median time from filing to termination: 176 days across 1,622 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 29 of Scott’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 26 were affirmed, 3 reversed or vacated. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Scott authored 57 published opinions for the court (1999–2010). Most cited: Bunn-O-Matic Corp. v. Bunn Coffee Service, Inc. (31 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Bunn-O-Matic Corp. v. Bunn Coffee Service, Inc. | 88 F. Supp. 2d 914 | 31 |
| 2009 | United States v. Weaver | 636 F. Supp. 2d 769 | 28 |
| 1999 | United States v. Chaparro-Alcantara | 37 F. Supp. 2d 1122 | 27 |
| 2009 | United States v. Dish Network, L.L.C. | 667 F. Supp. 2d 952 | 13 |
| 2007 | Genenbacher v. CenturyTel Fiber Co. II, LLC | 500 F. Supp. 2d 1014 | 13 |
| 2006 | Menges v. Blagojevich | 451 F. Supp. 2d 992 | 10 |
| 2004 | Diesi v. Shapiro | 330 F. Supp. 2d 1002 | 8 |
| 2003 | Frazier v. Harris | 266 F. Supp. 2d 853 | 8 |
| 2007 | Vandersand v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 525 F. Supp. 2d 1052 | 6 |
| 2005 | Boxdorfer v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. | 396 F. Supp. 2d 946 | 6 |
| 2004 | Union Planters Bank National Ass'n v. Martin (In Re Martin) | 306 B.R. 591 | 6 |
| 2003 | Ford v. Blagojevich | 282 F. Supp. 2d 898 | 6 |
| 2010 | Braucher Ex Rel. Braucher v. Swagat Group, LLC | 702 F. Supp. 2d 1032 | 5 |
| 2008 | GSI Group, Inc. v. Sukup Manufacturing Co. | 591 F. Supp. 2d 977 | 5 |
| 2001 | Thornburg v. Peters | 155 F. Supp. 2d 984 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 57 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Jeanne E. Scott?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Jeanne E. Scott to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois in 1998.
- Was Jeanne E. Scott appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jeanne E. Scott was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jeanne E. Scott's confirmation vote?
- Jeanne E. Scott was confirmed by voice vote on October 21, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Jeanne E. Scott on?
- Jeanne E. Scott was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).