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# E Scott Frost

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- State: Texas
- Role: Magistrate
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Biography

### Professional career

- Since July 2025, Frost has been Of Counsel at Keith & Lorfing, bringing his combined experience as a federal prosecutor, litigator, and judge to clients
- On June 16, 2011, Frost was sworn in as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Texas, presiding over criminal and civil cases in the Abilene and San Angelo divisions
- In 1990, Frost was appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, a role he held for more than two decades
- E. Scott Frost is a retired United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Texas, former federal prosecutor, and current Of Counsel at Keith & Lorfing, with over 30 years of federal legal service
- Began his legal career as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings in Lubbock, then practiced civil litigation at the Fort Worth firm McLean, Sanders, Price, Head & Ellis

### Education


### Additional information

- Magistrate, District Court, N.D. Texas, 2011-present
- In 2018, he received the Daniel H. Benson Public Service Award from the Texas Tech Law Alumni Association for his decades of service.
- His service led to a 2016 presidential nomination for United States District Judge, earning a rare “Unanimously Well Qualified” rating from the American Bar Association.
- Born and raised in Eastland, Texas, Frost earned his B.B.A. from Angelo State University (1984) and his J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law (1987).
- The nomination was returned to the President before Senate confirmation.
- After completing his eight-year magistrate term, Frost returned to private practice with Richards, Elder & Gibson (now Richards, Elder & Frost) focusing on federal litigation and mediation.
- He tried numerous bench and jury trials, argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and held the role of the Professional Responsibility Officer for the district.

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9960/e-scott-frost/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9960/e-scott-frost/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9960/e-scott-frost/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9960/e-scott-frost/)
- [E. Scott Frost](https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/about-federal-judges/judicial-milestones/e-scott-frost)
- [Scott Frost - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Frost)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.