Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote
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The Right Honourable The Lord Scott of Foscote PC QC |
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| Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | |
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In office 17 July 2000 – 30 September 2009 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers |
| Succeeded by | Position eliminated |
| Vice-Chancellor of the Supreme Court | |
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In office 1994–2000 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Donald Nicholls |
| Succeeded by | Sir Andrew Morritt |
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Richard Rashleigh Folliott Scott 2 October 1934 |
| Spouse(s) | Rima Elisa Ripoll (m. 1959); 4 children |
| Alma mater |
University of Cape Town; Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Jurist |
| Profession | Barrister |
Richard Rashleigh Folliott Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote PC, QC (born 2 October 1934), is a South African-born British judge, who formerly held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
The son of Lieutenant-Colonel C. W. F. and Katharine Scott, Scott was born on 2 October 1934 and educated at Michaelhouse School, Natal in South Africa. He then studied at the University of Cape Town, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1954, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he received a B.A (Law Tripos) in 1957 and a Blue in rugby. He then spent a year as Bigelow Fellow at the University of Chicago, where he met his future wife, Rima Elisa Ripoll, who is from Panama.
Scott was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1959, becoming a Bencher in 1981. From 1960 to 1983, he practised at the Chancery Bar, and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1975. In 1980, Scott was appointed Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster, a post he held until 1983. He was Vice-Chairman of the Bar from 1981 to 1982, and chairman from 1982 to 1983.
Scott was appointed a judge of the High Court of Justice in 1983, sitting in the Chancery Division, and received the customary knighthood. From 1987 to 1991, he held the office of Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster, which has responsibility for overseeing Chancery business in the North of England. He was promoted to the Court of Appeal in 1991, becoming a Lord Justice of Appeal and receiving an appointment to the Privy Council, and serving as Vice-Chancellor, the head of the Chancery Division, from 1994 to 2000, and Head of Civil Justice from 1995 to 2000.
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