| Scott Stucky | |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces | |
In office 2017 – July 31, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Charles E. Erdmann |
| Succeeded by | Kevin A. Ohlson |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 20, 2006 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Susan J. Crawford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 11, 1948 Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wichita State University (BA) Harvard University (JD) Trinity University (MA) George Washington University (LLM) Federal Executive Institute |
Scott Wallace Stucky[1] (born January 11, 1948) is the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces,[2] serving since 2017. His term as a judge began on December 20, 2006, and expired on July 31, 2021.[3]
Education[]
Stucky graduated from Pretty Prairie Rural High School in Kansas in 1966. He then earned a B.A. degree in history in 1970 from Wichita State University[1] where he received a commission as a second lieutenant, U.S. Air Force Reserve, through ROTC.[4] He earned his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1973.[4] In addition to his undergraduate and legal degrees, Stucky holds master's degrees in history from Trinity University and in international law from the George Washington University Law School.[4]
Legal and judicial career[]
Stucky served as an Air Force judge advocate on active duty from 1973 to 1978. He was legislative counsel and principal legislative counsel to the Department of the Air Force from 1983 to 1996, where he worked on such legislation as the Goldwater-Nichols Act and legislative responses to the First Gulf War.[4] From 1996 to 2006, he served as general counsel and minority counsel to the Senate Committee on Armed Services. He was appointed to the Court by President George W. Bush on December 20, 2006. Stucky is a retired colonel in the Air Force Reserve, and was awarded the Legion of Merit for outstanding service upon his retirement.[5][6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biographical and Financial Information Requested of Nominees". Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Second Session, 109th Congress. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 2007. pp. 517–519. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-109shrg36311/pdf/CHRG-109shrg36311.pdf. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ↑ [1][dead link]
- ↑ "About the Court: Judges". http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/newcaaf/judges.htm. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces" (PDF). 2018. http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/newcaaf/library/brochure.pdf.
- ↑ [2][dead link]
- ↑ "Scott Stucky" (in en). https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Stucky.
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