Hagan Scotten
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Hagan Scotten | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | |
| Commands | 5th Special Forces Group |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Bronze Star (2) |
Hagan Scotten is an American attorney who was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York until his resignation in February 2025. He is a currently a partner at Hueston Hennigan.[1]
Scotten was born on Long Island, New York.[2]
Scotten served in the US Army for nine years.[3] He served three combat tours in Iraq during the Iraq War as a captain in the United States Army Special Forces.[4] He earned two Bronze Star Medals as a troop commander in the Fifth Special Forces Group.[5] He was honorably discharged from the military in 2007.[5]
Education
In the late 1990s, Scotten studied history at Georgetown University.[6] In 2010, Scotten graduated from Harvard Law School summa cum laude, earning a Fay Diploma given to the valedictorian. While at Harvard Law School, Scotten worked on the Harvard Law Review and was named best oralist in the Ames Moot Court Competition in the fall of 2009.[5]
Early legal career
Upon graduating from Harvard Law School, Scotten served as a law clerk for Brett Kavanaugh, then a judge of the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit before Kavanaugh's elevation to the U.S. Supreme Court. Scotten subsequently clerked for another conservative jurist, Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court.[5][7][8]
After clerking, Scotten entered private practice as an associate for Hogan Lovells. Speaking on behalf of Supreme Court clerks, he said: "Most of us had $100,000 in law-school debt... Getting rid of that debt is a good way to start,” expressing a hope to return to government service.[9][10]
