Kai Niambi Scott
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Born 1970.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jul 12, 2022
- Senate vote
- 50 to 42
- Confirmed
- Dec 7, 2022
- Commissioned
- Jan 18, 2023
Education
- B.A., Hampton University, 1991
- J.D., West Virginia University College of Law, 1995
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
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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