I have lived in Ocala since 1962. I graduated from Ocala High School, became a Police Officer and later a Deputy Sheriff. I received my bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida and a master’s degree from Rollins College. After 14 years in law enforcement, I decided to go to law school. I attended law school at the Cumberland School of Law, Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.
I came back to Ocala after graduation and have practiced law as an Assistant State Attorney, Public Defender and 21 years in private practice, prosecuting and defending all types of cases and appeals. I have completed several hundred trials to verdict in State and Federal Courts throughout central Florida, and more than 50 appeals in State and Federal appellate courts, including one at the U.S. Supreme Court, with the help of two other attorneys.
In November of 2006, I was elected as a Circuit Court Judge, where I served for 15 years full time and 3 years part time. In December of 2024 I resumed my position as a private practice attorney and continue in that position today.
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Edward L. Scott
The following is a featured article about Edward L. Scott:
Millenium Magazine – 17th Edition
LAW AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Judge Edward L. Scott
Circuit Judge
State of Florida
Ocala, FL
“Judge Edward L. Scott is a distinguished figure in the field of law, drawing upon over 40 years of professional experience. Since 2007, he has served as a circuit judge for the State of Florida, where he specializes in civil, family and criminal law. Earlier in his career, Mr. Scott was the owner of a private law firm for 20 years, where he also worked as an attorney.
Likewise, Mr. Scott served at the Ocala Police Department in Ocala, Florida, at the inception of his career, having ascended through the ranks from jailer, dispatcher and patrol officer to road deputy, drug agent, police officer and sheriff’s deputy with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Following his extensive tenure in law enforcement, Mr. Scott was an attorney with the State Attorney’s Office and the Public Defender’s Office.
To prepare for his pronounced career, Mr. Scott pursued higher education at the University of Central Florida, receiving a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and public administration in 1978. He went on to matriculate at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, earning a master’s degree in criminal justice in 1982. Subsequently, Mr. Scott attended the Samford University Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama, and obtained a JD in 1987. He is admitted to practice law in the state of Florida and before the Florida Federal Middle District Court, Federal Northern District Court, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeal, the United States Supreme Court, the Florida Supreme Court and the Florida District Court of Appeals.
Although he has experienced many career achievements, Mr. Scott is particularly gratified by his involvement in an age discrimination class action lawsuit, where he represented over 100 plaintiffs and several defendants. Impressively, the case lasted over a decade with three appeals including the United States Supreme Court. He is also proud of participating in over 250 state and federal trials, including eight first-degree murder cases and prosecuting over 60 appeals.