George Scott Register (November 27, 1901 – March 18, 1972) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.
George Scott Register
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
Born 1901 in Bismark, ND
Died 1972 in Bismark, ND
FJC ID: 1987
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 3/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 24/year
North Dakota District Court · 1955–1972
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Bismarck, North Dakota1953–1955
- Burleigh County, North DakotaState's attorney · 1929–1953
State of North DakotaSpecial assistant attorney general · 1928–1929
Appointments
1955–1972 · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
J.D. · 1926- Jamestown CollegeA.B. · 1923