▁received ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws ▁from ▁Val par ais o ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁title ▁cl erk ▁at ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Title ▁& ▁Trust ▁Company ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois . ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Jackson ville , ▁Florida . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁circuit ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Jud icial ▁Circ uit ▁of ▁Florida ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁Scott ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Ly nd on ▁B . ▁Johnson ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Middle ▁District ▁of ▁Florida , ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁seat ▁created ▁by ▁ 8 0 ▁Stat . ▁ 7 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁He ▁assumed ▁senior ▁status ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁His ▁service ▁was ▁terminated ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Notable ▁cl erk ▁ ▁Andrew ▁Mc Cl urg , ▁a ▁noted ▁professor ▁of ▁tort s , ▁was ▁a ▁law ▁cl erk ▁to