▁Scott . ▁ ▁Notable ▁cases ▁ ▁Scott ▁in cur red ▁the ▁i re ▁of ▁Florida ▁Governor ▁Claude ▁R . ▁Kirk ▁Jr . ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁for ▁issu ing ▁bus ing ▁orders ▁for ▁Vol us ia ▁County ▁schools ; ▁Kirk ▁den ounced ▁Scott ▁on ▁television ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁his ▁im pe achment . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Scott ▁approved ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁a ▁civil ▁rights ▁suit ▁file d ▁by ▁state ▁prison ▁in m ates , ▁setting ▁a ▁cap ▁on ▁the ▁state ▁prison ▁population ▁and ▁spark ing ▁a ▁prison ▁reform ▁effort ▁for ▁in mate ▁health ▁care . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Scott ▁died ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁at ▁Memorial ▁Medical ▁Center ▁in ▁Sav ann ah , ▁Georgia . ▁He ▁suffered ▁a ▁c ere br al ▁hem or rh age ▁in ▁his ▁hotel ▁room ▁while ▁att ending ▁a ▁conference ▁of ▁jud ges ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Jud icial ▁Circ uit ▁and ▁never ▁reg ained ▁conscious ness . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Ob itu ary ▁from ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 3 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Adel , ▁Iowa ▁Category : Val par ais o ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁al umn i ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Middle ▁District ▁of ▁Florida ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁district ▁court ▁jud ges ▁appointed ▁by ▁Ly nd