--- title: "Hugh B. Scott | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hugh-b-scott-9460" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Hugh B. Scott U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York · Magistrate ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York - State: New York - Role: Magistrate - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Elected Buffalo City Court Judge in 1984; re-elected in 1994 - Remembered as a mentor, community leader, and champion of fairness, civility, and equal access to justice ### Education - University of Buffalo Law School in — J.D. (1974) - Niagara University in — B.A. (1971) ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, W.D. New York, 1995-present - Court from his appointment in 1995 until his death on February 19, 2021. - He held the role of a U.S. Magistrate Judge from 1995 until his retirement in 2015, and he remained an influential figure until his death on February 19, 2021 - Served on the Judicial Conference’s Committee on Codes of Conduct, appointed by Chief Justice John G. Roberts in 2007 - Appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge in 1995; reappointed three times - Date of birth: 1949 - Pioneering jurist whose career broke multiple racial barriers in Western New York’s legal community. - Birth place: Amherst ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### recording and photography Scope: statewide New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms. Evidence excerpt: Taking photographs, films or videotapes, or audiotaping, broadcasting or telecasting, in a courthouse including any courtroom, office or hallway thereof, at any time or on any occasion, whether or not the court is in session, is forbidden, unless permission of the Chief Administrator of the Courts or a designee of the Chief Administrator is first obtained [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### evidence presentation control Scope: statewide The official Guide to New York Evidence identifies court control over presentation of evidence as a statewide evidence topic; counsel should expect the assigned judge to control the mode and order of proof. Evidence excerpt: 1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE [Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role](https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9460/hugh-b-scott/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9460/hugh-b-scott/) - [U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9460/hugh-b-scott/) - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true) - [Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role](https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9460/hugh-b-scott/) - [Hugh B. Scott – WDNY – 125th Anniversary](https://library.ca2.uscourts.gov/wdny-125/judges/hugh-b-scott) - [Hugh Scott - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Hugh_Scott) - [Wikidata: Hugh B. Scott](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5929935) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hugh-b-scott-9460", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hugh-b-scott-9460", "name": "Hugh B. Scott | KnowJudges", "description": "Hugh B. Scott, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hugh-b-scott-9460#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hugh-b-scott-9460#judge", "name": "Hugh B. 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