L. Scott Coogler

Who is L. Scott Coogler?

Lawrence Scott Coogler is a United States federal judge.

Born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, Coogler received a B.A. from the University of Alabama in 1981 and a J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1984. He was a law clerk to the Hon. Paul Conger of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama in 1984. 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 is also an adjunct professor at the University of Alabama School of Law, starting in 2000.

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.