Scott Sessions Harris (born November 7, 1965) is an American lawyer serving since September 2013 as the 20th Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States. Prior to appointment to his current position, Harris spent 11 years as the Supreme Court's legal counsel. He is the grandson of

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member, manager

Bucky Harris Stanley Raymond "Bucky" Harris (November 8, 1896 – November 8, 1977) was an American professional baseball second baseman, manager and executive. While Harris played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators and Detroit Tige ...

of the Washington Senators.

Early life and education

Harris attended Landon School before he completed his undergraduate work at Yale University in 1988. He entered the

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two years later, earning his

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in 1993. He was admitted to the bar the next year.

Career

After graduating from law school, Harris served as a law clerk for

Paul V. Niemeyer Paul Victor Niemeyer (born April 5, 1941) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. E ...

, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in

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. He then spent a number of years as an associate at

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in Washington, D.C. before becoming an Assistant United States Attorney. In 2002 he became legal counsel at the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court announced on July 1, 2013 that Harris would replace longtime Supreme Court clerk

William K. Suter William Kent Suter (born August 24, 1937) is an American jurist who served as the 19th Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States, a position he held for twenty-two years. Prior to this, he was a major general in the United States Army; at ...

after the latter's retirement on August 31. Harris is the 20th person to hold this position.

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