Kai Niambi Scott (born 1970) is an American attorney who is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She previously served as a judge on the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas from 2015 to 2023.
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
- Criminal Trial Division, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County [Pennsylvania]Judge · 2016–2022
- Eastern District of PennsylvaniaAssistant federal defender · 2004–2015
- ↳chief, Trial Unit · 2010–2015
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Assistant defender · 1998–2004
Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Pennsylvania Department of Labor and IndustryLaw clerk , Hon. David Poorman · 1996–1998
Appointments
2023–present · Appointed by Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
Education
- West Virginia University College of LawJ.D. · 1995
- Hampton UniversityB.A. · 1991