Scott W. Stucky

Scott Stucky
Scott Stucky
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2017
Preceded by	Charles E. Erdmann
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 20, 2006
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Susan J. Crawford
Personal details
Born	January 11, 1948; Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S.
Alma mater	Wichita State University (BA); Harvard University (JD); Trinity University (MA); George Washington University (LLM); Federal Executive Institute

Scott W. Stucky (born January 11, 1948) is the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces,[1] serving since 2017. His term as a judge began on December 20, 2006, and will expire on July 31, 2021.[2]

Education

Stucky earned his bachelor's degree from Wichita State University where he received a commission as a second lieutenant, U.S. Air Force Reserve, through ROTC.[3] He earned his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1973.[3] In addition to his undergraduate and legal degrees, Stucky holds master's degrees in history from Trinity University and in international law from the George Washington University Law School.[3]

Legal and judicial career

Stucky served as an Air Force judge advocate on active duty from 1973 to 1978. He was legislative counsel and principal legislative counsel to the Department of the Air Force from 1983 to 1996, where he worked on such legislation as the Goldwater-Nichols Act and legislative responses to the First Gulf War.[3] From 1996 to 2006, he served as general counsel and minority counsel to the Senate Committee on Armed Services. He was appointed to the Court by President George W. Bush on December 20, 2006. Stucky is a retired colonel in the Air Force Reserve, and was awarded the Legion of Merit for outstanding service upon his retirement.[4][5]

References

"About the Court: Judges". United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
"The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces" (PDF). www.armfor.uscourts.gov. 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
"Scott Stucky". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-06-29.

Legal offices
Preceded by Charles Erdmann	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces 2017–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Susan Crawford	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces 2006–present	Incumbent

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[2] "About the Court: Judges". United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

[autogenerated2-3] "The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces" (PDF). www.armfor.uscourts.gov. 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-06.

[5] "Scott Stucky". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-06-29.