Scott Elgin Reed
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Scott Elgin Reed was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. He earned a law degree from University of Kentucky College of Law in 1945. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1921–1994
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law 1945
- Succeeded by
- Joseph Martin Hood
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Eastern District of Kentucky | Carter (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
Judicial Record
In our data, Reed authored 23 published opinions for the court (1980–1989). Most cited: Schofs v. Warden, FCI, Lexington (24 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Schofs v. Warden, FCI, Lexington | 509 F. Supp. 78 | 24 |
| 1981 | Ingram Industries, Inc. v. Nowicki | 527 F. Supp. 683 | 20 |
| 1980 | Ingram Industries, Inc. v. Nowicki | 502 F. Supp. 1060 | 15 |
| 1981 | Hopkins Erecting Co. v. Briarwood Apartments of Lexington | 517 F. Supp. 243 | 11 |
| 1989 | Union Bank v. Federal Sav. and Loan Ins. Corp. | 724 F. Supp. 468 | 10 |
| 1980 | United States v. Mullinex | 508 F. Supp. 512 | 10 |
| 1980 | Turner v. Steward | 497 F. Supp. 557 | 7 |
| 1980 | Kentucky Solar Energy Controls, Inc. v. American Borate Co. | 497 F. Supp. 555 | 6 |
| 1980 | Ingersoll-Rand Financial Corp. v. Electro Coal, Inc. | 496 F. Supp. 1289 | 6 |
| 1980 | Dayton Power & Light Co. v. East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. | 497 F. Supp. 553 | 5 |
| 1989 | Gibson v. Matthews | 715 F. Supp. 181 | 4 |
| 1982 | T-Birds, Inc. v. Thoroughbred Helicoptor Service, Inc. | 540 F. Supp. 548 | 4 |
| 1981 | American Bank & Trust Co. v. Wallace | 529 F. Supp. 258 | 3 |
| 1980 | Allsup v. Knox | 508 F. Supp. 57 | 3 |
| 1980 | United States v. Noe | 494 F. Supp. 1032 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 23 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 Scott Elgin Reed?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Scott Elgin Reed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in 1979.
- Was Scott Elgin Reed appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Scott Elgin Reed was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Scott Elgin Reed's confirmation vote?
- Scott Elgin Reed was confirmed by voice vote on October 31, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Scott Elgin Reed on?
- Scott Elgin Reed was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).