Will T. Scott | |
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| Associate Justice of theKentucky Supreme Court | |
| In office January 2005 – January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Janet Stumbo |
| Succeeded by | David Allen Barber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1947-07-20)July 20, 1947 (age 77) Pike County,Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Eastern Kentucky University University of Pikeville University of Miami |
William Thompson Scott (born July 20, 1947) is an American jurist who is a former associate justice of theKentucky Supreme Court. He was elected in November 2004 to represent the 7th Supreme Court District, which consists of 22 counties inEastern Kentucky.
Effective July 1, 2006, Justice Scott replaced Justice Martin E. Johnstone (who retired June 30, 2006) as Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Then-Chief Justice Joseph Lambert conducted the formal swearing-in ceremony for Deputy Chief Justice Scott on July 17, 2006. Scott served as Deputy Chief Justice from 2006 to 2010.[1]
A Vietnam veteran, he is a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal.[1] He suspended his studies after a year atEastern Kentucky University to volunteer in 1966, serving as a first lieutenant. After serving, he received a bachelor's degree fromPikeville College and aJ.D. degree from theUniversity of Miami in Florida.[2]
Scott previously served as a trial attorney from 1975 to 1980, as an assistant commonwealth's attorney forPike County from 1981 to 1982 and as aKentucky Circuit Court judge from 1984 to 1988.[2]
Scott was theRepublican Party nominee forKentucky's 7th congressional district in1988 and1990, losing toDemocratic incumbentCarl C. Perkins on both occasions. He was also the Republican nominee forAttorney General of Kentucky in 1995, losing to DemocratBen Chandler.[3]
In November 2014, Scott revealed that he was considering running forGovernor of Kentucky in the2015 election.[2] On December 29, 2014, he announced that he would resign from the bench effective January 2, 2015.[4] On January 6, he announced his candidacy for Governor.[5] On January 13, 2015, Scott kicked off his Republican campaign for governor Tuesday by announcing that formerMenifee County Sheriff Rodney Coffey would be his running mate.[6]
Scott urged Kentuckians to contact SenatorRand Paul and Senate Majority LeaderMitch McConnell and ask them to help push the Obama administration to move ahead faster with oil and gas drilling in the Alaskan Arctic.[7]
After resigning from the Kentucky Supreme Court,David Allen Barber was appointed in Scott's place untilSamuel T. Wright III was elected and replaced him.
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| Preceded by Tom Handy | Republican nominee forAttorney General of Kentucky 1995 | Vacant Title next held by Jack D. Wood |
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