Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three: Shall Associate Justice NATHAN R. SCOTT be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
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What does this office do?
- Deciding what state laws and the state constitution mean
- Setting rulings that lower state courts must follow
- Deciding major criminal and civil cases
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Gun Control,
Nathan R. Scott
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
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.
Track record
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
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Was nominated as an associate justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three.
December 9, 2024
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Became presiding judge of the Orange County Superior Court Appellate Division.
January 1, 2021
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Was appointed a judge of the Orange County Superior Court.
January 1, 2012
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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
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Joined Taduran v. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, upholding reduced labor penalties and a negative attorney-fee multiplier.
May 26, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Meiner v. Superior Court, requiring suppression after police exceeded financial-account probation-search limits.
March 18, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Semaan v. Mosier, upholding quasi-judicial immunity for a court-appointed receiver's discretionary acts.
February 26, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Grant v. Chapman University, rejecting tuition-refund claims based on pandemic-era remote instruction.
February 5, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Houser v. Superior Court, granting family-law writ relief concerning postjudgment enforcement procedure.
November 19, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined People v. NavaAdame, upholding a conviction while addressing sentencing and publication issues.
October 16, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored People v. Ball, reinstating a felony brandishing charge under an objective fear standard.
August 13, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Wimber v. Scott, affirming dismissal of congregants' claims over a church's governance and assets.
July 30, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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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
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
Was named Judge of the Year by the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association.
June 1, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
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
Co-chaired the Orange County Bar Association Civility Task Force.
June 1, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Was named Judge of the Year by the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association.
January 1, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
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
Became presiding judge of the Orange County Superior Court Appellate Division.
January 1, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Began a four-year assignment hearing election cases in Orange County Superior Court.
January 1, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
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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
Was appointed a judge of the Orange County Superior Court.
January 1, 2012Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Began a nine-year assignment on the Orange County Superior Court civil panel.
January 1, 2012Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
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
Became an appellate court attorney at the Fourth District Court of Appeal.
January 1, 2005Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Joined Cox Castle & Nicholson as an associate.
January 1, 2003Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Began his legal career as an associate at Kirkland & Ellis.
January 1, 1999Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
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
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
Co-chaired the Orange County Bar Association Civility Task Force.
June 1, 2023
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
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