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Scott, Kai Niambi
Born 1970 in Philadelphia, PA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on July 12, 2022, to a seat vacated by C. Darnell Jones II. Confirmed by the Senate on December 7, 2022, and received commission on January 18, 2023.
Education:
Hampton University, B.A., 1991
West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1995
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on July 12, 2022, to a seat vacated by C. Darnell Jones II. Confirmed by the Senate on December 7, 2022, and received commission on January 18, 2023.
Education:
Hampton University, B.A., 1991
West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1995
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. David Poorman, Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, 1996-1998
Assistant defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia [Pennsylvania], 1998-2004
Assistant federal defender, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2004-2015; chief, Trial Unit, 2010-2015
Judge, Criminal Trial Division, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County [Pennsylvania], 2016-2022