| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Term Start: | December 31, 2004 |
| Office1: | Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Term Start1: | March 25, 1988 |
| Term End1: | December 31, 2004 |
| Appointer1: | Ronald Reagan |
| Predecessor1: | Joseph Tyree Sneed III |
| Successor1: | John B. Owens |
| Office2: | United States Associate Attorney General |
| President2: | Ronald Reagan |
| Term Start2: | 1986 |
| Term End2: | 1988 |
| Predecessor2: | Arnold Burns |
| Successor2: | Frank Keating |
| Office3: | United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division |
| President3: | Ronald Reagan |
| Term Start3: | 1983 |
| Term End3: | 1986 |
| Predecessor3: | D. Lowell Jensen |
| Successor3: | Bill Weld |
| Office4: | United States Attorney for the Central District of California |
| President4: | Ronald Reagan |
| Term Start4: | 1981 |
| Term End4: | 1983 |
| Predecessor4: | Andrea S. Ordin |
| Successor4: | Robert C. Bonner |
| Birth Place: | Glen Ridge, New Jersey |
| Party: | Republican |
| Education: | Wesleyan University (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
Stephen Spangler Trott[1] (born December 12, 1939) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Trott received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University in 1962. As a freshman at Wesleyan, Trott was an early member of the folk music group The Highwaymen.[2] He received a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1965. He was a deputy district attorney for Los Angeles County, California from 1966 to 1981 and the chief deputy district attorney from 1975 to 1979. He was the United States Attorney for the Central District of California from 1981 to 1983. He served as Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division from 1983 to 1986, and Associate Attorney General from 1986 to 1988.[3] [4]
Trott was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on August 7, 1987, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge Joseph Tyree Sneed III. "He reportedly turned down the opportunity to be nominated for FBI director, preferring the Ninth Circuit vacancy instead."[5] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 24, 1988, and received commission on March 25, 1988. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2004.[4]