Nauman Steele Scott
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1970 and confirmed by voice vote, Nauman Steele Scott was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1941. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1916–2001
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1970
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Amherst College 1938 · Tulane Law School 1941
- Succeeded by
- F. A. Little Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Western District of Louisiana | Nixon (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
| Amherst College | B.A. | 1938 |
| Tulane University Law School | LL.B. | 1941 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Scott was assigned 931 district-court cases (1978–1998). Median time from filing to termination: 666 days across 931 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.
In our data, Scott authored 105 published opinions for the court (1971–1999). Most cited: Avoyelles Sportsmen's League v. Alexander (25 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Avoyelles Sportsmen's League v. Alexander | 473 F. Supp. 525 | 25 |
| 1973 | Higginbotham v. Mobil Oil Corporation | 357 F. Supp. 1164 | 25 |
| 1975 | Kyles v. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department | 395 F. Supp. 1307 | 23 |
| 1988 | Harrison v. Glendel Drilling Co. | 679 F. Supp. 1413 | 19 |
| 1991 | Breland v. Western Oceanic, Inc. | 755 F. Supp. 718 | 17 |
| 1973 | Higginbotham v. Mobil Oil Corporation | 360 F. Supp. 1140 | 17 |
| 1986 | Pappion v. Dow Chemical Co. | 627 F. Supp. 1576 | 15 |
| 1981 | Avoyelles Sportsmen's League, Inc. v. Alexander | 511 F. Supp. 278 | 14 |
| 1973 | Hodgson v. KATZ AND BESTHOFF, 38, INC. | 365 F. Supp. 1193 | 14 |
| 1972 | Viger v. Geophysical Services, Inc. | 338 F. Supp. 808 | 13 |
| 1991 | Matrix Essential, Inc. v. Emporium Drug Mart, Inc. | 756 F. Supp. 280 | 12 |
| 1984 | Hails v. Atlantic Richfield Co. | 595 F. Supp. 948 | 12 |
| 1984 | Potmesil v. Alexandria Production Credit Ass'n | 42 B.R. 731 | 11 |
| 1983 | Skinner v. Old Southern Life Ins. Co. | 572 F. Supp. 811 | 11 |
| 1977 | Rapides General Hospital v. Matthews | 435 F. Supp. 384 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 105 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 Nauman Steele Scott?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Nauman Steele Scott to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in 1970.
- Was Nauman Steele Scott appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Nauman Steele Scott was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Nauman Steele Scott's confirmation vote?
- Nauman Steele Scott was confirmed by voice vote on October 13, 1970. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Nauman Steele Scott on?
- Nauman Steele Scott was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
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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30 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).