Background
SCOGGINS, MELISSA was born on October 31, 1953 in Lansing, Michigan, United States.
SCOGGINS, MELISSA was born on October 31, 1953 in Lansing, Michigan, United States.
Indiana University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1974). Washington & Lee University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Best Oralist in Burk’s Moot Court Competitition.
Captain, 1979-1980 International Moot Court Team and 4th Best Oralist in Nation.
Member, Judicial Selection Committee, Virginia Women Attorneys Association, 1982-1983. Company-Chair, Community Relations Committee, Hennepin County Bar Association, 1985-1986.
Spoken languages: French and Romanian.
Working as a partner of GENTRY, LOCKE, RAKES & Moore. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Virginia and United States. District Court, Western District of Virginia. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit.
1983, Minnesota and United States.
District Court, District of Minnesota.
Roanoke, Virginia and American Bar Associations. Virginia State Bar; American Judicature Society.