| Nauman Steele Scott II | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana |
| Term Start: | December 4, 1984 |
| Term End: | September 19, 2001 |
| Office1: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana |
| Term Start1: | 1976 |
| Term End1: | 1984 |
| Predecessor1: | Edwin F. Hunter |
| Successor1: | Tom Stagg |
| Office2: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana |
| Term Start2: | October 15, 1970 |
| Term End2: | December 4, 1984 |
| Appointer2: | Richard Nixon |
| Predecessor2: | Seat established by 84 Stat. 294 |
| Successor2: | F. A. Little Jr. |
| Birth Name: | Nauman Steele Scott II |
| Birth Date: | 15 June 1916 |
| Birth Place: | New Roads, Louisiana |
| Death Place: | Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Education: | Amherst College (B.A.) Tulane University Law School (LL.B.) |
Nauman Steele Scott (June 15, 1916 – September 19, 2001) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Born in New Roads, Louisiana, Scott received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College in 1938. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Tulane University Law School in 1941. He was in private practice of law in Alexandria, Louisiana from 1941 to 1942. He was a United States Army Air Corps First Lieutenant from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice of law in Alexandria from 1946 to 1970.[1]
Scott was nominated by President Richard Nixon on September 14, 1970, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 13, 1970, and received his commission on October 15, 1970. He served as chief judge from 1976 to 1984. He assumed senior status on December 4, 1984. His service was terminated on September 19, 2001, due to his death in Alexandria.[1]