L. Scott Coogler
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by voice vote, L. Scott Coogler was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. He earned a law degree from University of Alabama School of Law in 1984. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1959 · age 67
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2003
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Alabama 1981 · University of Alabama Law 1984
- Succeeded
- H. Dean Buttram Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Northern District of Alabama succeeded H. Dean Buttram Jr. | G.W. Bush (R) | 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
| University of Alabama | B.A. | 1981 |
| University of Alabama School of Law | J.D. | 1984 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Coogler was assigned 6,365 district-court cases (1984–2024). Median time from filing to termination: 303 days across 6,357 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 263 of Coogler’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 221 were affirmed, 22 reversed or vacated, and 20 affirmed in part and reversed in part. 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, Coogler authored 9 published opinions for the court (2003–2010). Most cited: Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. v. Cobasys, LLC (19 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. v. Cobasys, LLC | 605 F. Supp. 2d 1189 | 19 |
| 2007 | Earnest v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. | 475 F. Supp. 2d 1113 | 6 |
| 2006 | Cork v. Marriott International, Inc. | 426 F. Supp. 2d 1234 | 4 |
| 2003 | Price v. University of Alabama | 318 F. Supp. 2d 1084 | 4 |
| 2003 | Lindsey v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. | 266 F. Supp. 2d 1338 | 4 |
| 2010 | Powell v. AT & T MOBILITY, LLC | 742 F. Supp. 2d 1285 | 2 |
| 2007 | Haney v. Eaton Electrical, Inc. | 528 F. Supp. 2d 1262 | 2 |
| 2007 | Allen v. Dolgencorp, Inc. | 513 F. Supp. 2d 1215 | 1 |
| 2004 | Bolton v. McWane Cast Iron & Pipe Co. | 328 F. Supp. 2d 1229 | 0 |
Showing the 9 most-cited of 9 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 L. Scott Coogler?
- President George W. Bush appointed L. Scott Coogler to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in 2003.
- Was L. Scott Coogler appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- L. Scott Coogler was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was L. Scott Coogler's confirmation vote?
- L. Scott Coogler was confirmed by voice vote on May 22, 2003. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was L. Scott Coogler on?
- L. Scott Coogler was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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21 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).