After law school, Scott was a law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge
Ben Moore for one year. Thereafter, he practiced law in the Spencer firm of Ryan & Scott. Scott served as Roane County Prosecuting Attorney from 1956 to 1964. Scott also held various offices in the West Virginia State Bar, including President-elect in 1972, when he was appointed as a circuit court judge in the Fifth Judicial Circuit. He was elected judge three times before retiring in 1987. Then-Governor Cecil Underwood appointed him to the West Virginia Supreme Court on November 4, 1999. He served until December 31, 2000, after which he returned to practicing law in Spencer and was of counsel to the Charleston law firm of Carey, Scott and Douglas. ==References==