Ebony M. Scott Explained

Ebony M. Scott
Office:Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Term Start:February 25, 2022
Appointer:Joe Biden
Predecessor:Rhonda Reid Winston
Office1:Magistrate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Term Start1:January 2020
Term End1:February 2022
Appointer1:Robert E. Morin
Birth Name:Ebony Michelle Robinson
Birth Date:14 November 1978[1]
Birth Place:Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Education:University of Rochester (BA)
Washington College of Law (JD)

Ebony M. Scott (born November 14, 1978) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia since 2022. She previously served as a magistrate judge of the same court from 2020 to 2022.

Early life and education

Scott was born in Buffalo, New York.[2] She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Rochester in 2000 and her Juris Doctor from the Washington College of Law of American University in 2006.[3]

Legal career

From 2006 to 2007, Scott served as a law clerk for Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. From 2007 to 2012, she was a civil litigator at Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. From 2012 to 2016, Scott served as an assistant attorney general for the Office of the Attorney General in the Housing and Community Justice section. From 2016 to 2018, she served as general counsel for the District of Columbia Office of Human Rights. From 2018 to 2019, Scott served as a deputy director in the District of Columbia Mayor’s office of legal counsel.

Judicial career

D.C. Superior Court magistrate judge service

She served as a magistrate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from January 17, 2020, to February 25, 2022.

D.C. Superior Court service

On September 30, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Scott to serve as a Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. President Biden nominated Scott to the seat vacated by Judge Rhonda Reid Winston, whose term expired on September 30, 2016.[4] On November 18, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.[5] On December 1, 2021, her nomination was reported out of committee.[6]

On February 2, 2022, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 58–37 vote.[7] On February 7, 2022, the Senate confirmed her nomination by a 55–38 vote.[8] She was sworn in on February 25, 2022.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: November 18, 2021 . Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts . December 9, 2022 . United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs . 253.
  2. Web site: THE HONORABLE EBONY M. SCOTT. Superior Court of the District of Columbia. September 30, 2021.
  3. President Biden Names Eighth Round of Judicial Nominees . September 30, 2021 . The White House . Washington, D.C. . September 30, 2021.
  4. Nominations Sent to the Senate. September 30, 2021. The White House. Washington, D.C..
  5. Nominations of Erik A. Hooks to be Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; the Honorable Michael Kubayanda to be a Commissioner, Postal Regulatory Commission; Laurel A. Blatchford to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget; and Ebony M. Scott and Donald W. Tunnage to be Associate Judges, Superior Court of the District of Columbia. November 18, 2021. United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Washington, D.C..
  6. Web site: February 2, 2022. PN1203 – Nomination of Ebony M. Scott for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021–2022). February 3, 2022. www.congress.gov.
  7. Web site: February 2, 2022. On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ebony M. Scott to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia). February 3, 2022. United States Senate. Washington, D.C..
  8. Web site: February 7, 2022. On the Nomination (Confirmation: Ebony M. Scott, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia). February 10, 2022. United States Senate. Washington, D.C..
  9. Web site: February 25, 2022. Five New Judges Take Their Place on the Bench in DC Superior Court. March 1, 2022. DC Courts.

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