[1] He was the first Solicitor Advocate to be appointed directly to the office of Senator of the College of Justice.
In 2001, Lord Scott became a Solicitor Advocate, gaining extended rights of audience allowing him to appear before the High Court of Justiciary.
[5] In 2018, the then Scottish Justice Secretary Michael Matheson appointed Scott to lead an independent review into the impact of policing during the 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike in Scotland's communities.
[6] In 2019, Scott was appointed by the Scottish Government to chair a review of the legislation covering people who have issues with their mental health.
[8] In 2023, Lord Scott sentenced Isla Bryson, who claimed to be a transgendered woman, for rapes committed in 2016 and 2019.