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L. Scott Coogler
Coogler in 2020
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2023
Preceded byKaron O. Bowdre
Succeeded byR. David Proctor
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office
May 28, 2003 – January 2, 2025
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byH. Dean Buttram Jr.
Succeeded byvacant
Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama
In office
January 1999 – May 2003
Personal details
BornLawrence Scott Coogler
(1959-10-03) October 3, 1959 (age 65)
Nantucket, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Alabama (BA, JD)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Alabama Army National Guard
Years of service1988–1991 (active)
1991–1997 (inactive)
RankCaptain
UnitJ.A.G. Corps

Lawrence Scott Coogler (born October 3, 1959) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

Education and career

Coogler was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alabama in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1984. From 1982 to 1984 he was a law clerk to attorney David B. Ellis and later to Judge Paul Conger of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama. He was in private practice in Alabama from 1984 to 1999, also serving in the Army National Guard from 1988 to 1991. He was a judge on the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama from 1996 to 2003. He was an adjunct professor at the University of Alabama School of Law, from 2000 to 2003.

Federal judicial service

On March 27, 2003, Coogler was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama vacated by H. Dean Buttram Jr. Coogler was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 22, 2003, and received his commission on May 28, 2003. He became Chief Judge on January 1, 2020. and served until December 31, 2023, being succeeded by Judge R. David Proctor. He retired from active service on January 2, 2025.

References

  1. ^ Confirmation hearing on federal appointments : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session. pt.3 (2003) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Law, University of Alabama School of. "Judge Scott Coogler - University of Alabama – School of Law". www.law.ua.edu.
  3. ^ L. Scott Coogler at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  4. "Judicial Milestones: L. Scott Coogler, uscourts.gov
  5. "Chief United States District Judge Succession" (PDF) (Press release). December 31, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

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Preceded byH. Dean Buttram Jr. Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
2003–2025 		Vacant
Preceded byKaron O. Bowdre Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
2020–2023 		Succeeded byR. David Proctor
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