Scott Elgin Reed (July 3, 1921 – February 17, 1994) was a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Scott Elgin Reed
Kentucky Eastern District Court
Born 1921 in Lexington, KY
Died 1994 in Lexington, KY
FJC ID: 1983
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Supreme Court of KentuckyJustice · 1976–1979
- ↳chief justice · 1976–1978
- Kentucky Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate DistrictJudge · 1969–1976
- Kentucky Circuit Court, Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, First DivisionJudge · 1964–1969
- Private practice, Lexington, Kentucky1944–1964
Appointments
1979–1994 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)Term ended: Death- 1969–1975
Education
LL.B. · 1945