Nathan R. Scott
CA · Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three
Scott has served as an associate justice in Division Three of California's Fourth District Court of Appeal since 2025. He previously served for 12 years on the Orange County Superior Court.
Where Nathan R. Scott stands, based on their records
Supports
Gun Control (1 record), Election Integrity (1 record)
Mixed record
Public Safety and Crime Control (3 support · 1 oppose), Civil Rights (3 support · 6 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support · 1 oppose
Joined In re N.S., upholding a student search for a suspected gun on campus.
September 8, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Meiner v. Superior Court, requiring suppression after police exceeded financial-account probation-search limits.
March 18, 2026Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined People v. NavaAdame, upholding a conviction while addressing sentencing and publication issues.
October 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored People v. Ball, reinstating a felony brandishing charge under an objective fear standard.
August 13, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Joined In re N.S., upholding a student search for a suspected gun on campus.
September 8, 2026Supports Gun Control
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Began a four-year assignment hearing election cases in Orange County Superior Court.
January 1, 2018Supports Election Integrity
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support · 6 oppose
Joined In re N.S., upholding a student search for a suspected gun on campus.
September 8, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Taduran v. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, upholding reduced labor penalties and a negative attorney-fee multiplier.
May 26, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Meiner v. Superior Court, requiring suppression after police exceeded financial-account probation-search limits.
March 18, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Semaan v. Mosier, upholding quasi-judicial immunity for a court-appointed receiver's discretionary acts.
February 26, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Houser v. Superior Court, granting family-law writ relief concerning postjudgment enforcement procedure.
November 19, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined People v. NavaAdame, upholding a conviction while addressing sentencing and publication issues.
October 16, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored People v. Ball, reinstating a felony brandishing charge under an objective fear standard.
August 13, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Wimber v. Scott, affirming dismissal of congregants' claims over a church's governance and assets.
July 30, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Began a three-year assignment on the Orange County Superior Court family-law panel.
January 1, 2015Supports Civil Rights
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Was unanimously confirmed as an associate justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three.
February 14, 2025
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Was nominated as an associate justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three.
December 9, 2024
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Became presiding judge of the Orange County Superior Court Appellate Division.
January 1, 2021
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Was appointed a judge of the Orange County Superior Court.
January 1, 2012
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 25 favorable
Joined In re N.S., upholding a student search for a suspected gun on campus.
September 8, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Taduran v. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, upholding reduced labor penalties and a negative attorney-fee multiplier.
May 26, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Meiner v. Superior Court, requiring suppression after police exceeded financial-account probation-search limits.
March 18, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Semaan v. Mosier, upholding quasi-judicial immunity for a court-appointed receiver's discretionary acts.
February 26, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Grant v. Chapman University, rejecting tuition-refund claims based on pandemic-era remote instruction.
February 5, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Houser v. Superior Court, granting family-law writ relief concerning postjudgment enforcement procedure.
November 19, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined People v. NavaAdame, upholding a conviction while addressing sentencing and publication issues.
October 16, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored People v. Ball, reinstating a felony brandishing charge under an objective fear standard.
August 13, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Wimber v. Scott, affirming dismissal of congregants' claims over a church's governance and assets.
July 30, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Was unanimously confirmed as an associate justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three.
February 14, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Was nominated as an associate justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three.
December 9, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Was named Judge of the Year by the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association.
June 1, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Worked with the governor's judicial mentoring program and the Commission on Judicial Performance on mentorship and outreach.
January 1, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Co-chaired the Orange County Bar Association Civility Task Force.
June 1, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Was named Judge of the Year by the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association.
January 1, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Was named Judge of the Year by the Orange County chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
January 1, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Became presiding judge of the Orange County Superior Court Appellate Division.
January 1, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Began a four-year assignment hearing election cases in Orange County Superior Court.
January 1, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Began a three-year assignment on the Orange County Superior Court family-law panel.
January 1, 2015Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Was appointed a judge of the Orange County Superior Court.
January 1, 2012Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Began a nine-year assignment on the Orange County Superior Court civil panel.
January 1, 2012Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Served as a senior appellate court attorney at the Fourth District Court of Appeal.
January 1, 2008Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Became an appellate court attorney at the Fourth District Court of Appeal.
January 1, 2005Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Cox Castle & Nicholson as an associate.
January 1, 2003Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Began his legal career as an associate at Kirkland & Ellis.
January 1, 1999Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 3 records
Joined Semaan v. Mosier, upholding quasi-judicial immunity for a court-appointed receiver's discretionary acts.
February 26, 2026
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Worked with the governor's judicial mentoring program and the Commission on Judicial Performance on mentorship and outreach.
January 1, 2024
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Co-chaired the Orange County Bar Association Civility Task Force.
June 1, 2023
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Retention question · November 3, 2026
Profile last researched September 12, 2026.