Ebony Scott

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Nominee Information
	Name: Ebony Scott
	Court: Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Progress
	Confirmed 130 days after nomination.
	Nominated: September 30, 2021
	ABA Rating: N/A
	Questionnaire: Questionnaire
	Hearing: November 18, 2021
	Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
	QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
	Reported: December 1, 2021
	Confirmed: February 7, 2022
	Vote: 55-38

Ebony Scott is a judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She was nominated to the court by President Joe Biden (D) on September 30, 2021, and was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 7, 2022, by a vote of 55-38.^[1]^[2] To see a full list of judges appointed by Joe Biden, click here.

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia is a trial court of general jurisdiction in Washington, D.C. To learn more about the court, click here.

Prior to her nomination, Scott was a magistrate judge for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She joined the court in 2020.^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments[edit]

Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2022-present)[edit]

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On September 30, 2021, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Scott to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She was confirmed by a 55-38 vote of the U.S. Senate on February 7, 2022.^[1]^[2] Scott received commission on February 25, 2022. To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Confirmation vote[edit]

The U.S. Senate confirmed Scott by a vote of 55-38 on February 7, 2022.^[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Scott confirmation vote (February 7, 2022)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	44	0	4
Republican	9	38	3
Independent	2	0	0
Total	55	38	7

Senate committee hearing[edit]

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on Scott's nomination on November 18, 2021. The committee voted to advance Scott's nomination to the full Senate on December 1, 2021.

Nomination[edit]

On September 30, 2021, President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Scott to be an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.^[1] The president officially nominated Scott on the same day.^[2]

Scott was nominated to replace Judge Rhonda Reid-Winston, who assumed senior status in 2016.^[2]

Biography[edit]

Education[edit]

Scott earned a B.A. from the University of Rochester in 2000 and a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law in 2006.^[1]

Professional career[edit]

2022-present: Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
2020-2022: Magistrate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
2018-2019: Deputy director, District of Columbia Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel
2016-2018: General counsel, District of Columbia Office of Human Rights
2012-2016: Assistant attorney general, Office of the Attorney General - Housing and Community Justice Section
2007-2012: Civil litigator, Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C.
2006-2007: Law clerk for Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, District of Columbia Court of Appeals^[1]

About the court[edit]

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia is a trial court of general jurisdiction in Washington, D.C. Established by the U.S. Congress in 1970, the Superior Court exercises a local jurisdiction over the District of Columbia.^[3]

The Superior Court is led by Chief Judge Robert E. Morin, who handles its cases in conjunction with over 85 other judges.^[3]

The Superior Court handles all local trial matters. This includes topics such as:^[4]