Background
Scott, Russell Kenneth was born on August 24, 1949 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Kenneth Wylie and Margaret (Shackleton) Scott.
Scott, Russell Kenneth was born on August 24, 1949 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Kenneth Wylie and Margaret (Shackleton) Scott.
Earlham College (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). Washington University (Juris Doctor, 1974).
Law clerk to presiding justice, State of Illinois 5th District Appellate Court, Mount Vernon, 1974-1976;
associate, Dunham Boman & Leskera, Belleville, Illinois, 1976-1983;
partner, Dunham Boman & Leskera, Belleville, Illinois, since 1983. Board directors CASA, Belleville, since 1990. Chairman advising committee on local rules United States District Court (southern district) Illinois, East St. Louis, since 1989.
Board directors Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, East St. Louis, since 1987.
Member Jarrot Mansion Project, Cahokia, Illinois, since 1985. Member American Bar Association, St. Clair County Bar Association (board directors 1987-1989, vice president 1989-1990, president 1990-1991), Illinois State Bar Association, Metropolitan Bar Association St. Louis, Mo.Bar Association, Appellate Lawyers Association, 7th Circuit Bar Association, Illinois Defense Counsel.
Married M. Loretta Lopinot, December 30, 1978.