He received his Bachelor of Arts Degrees from the University of California, Davis, majoring in both Political Science (with High Honors) and in Communication (with Honors). Scott earned his JD in 2012 from UC Davis School of Law. Some of his law school honors and activities include being awarded the prestigious Witkin Award in Legal Research and Writing, serving as chair as the Trial Practice Honors Board, winning the Seventh Annual Williams Institute Moot Court Competition at UCLA, and graduating as a member of the Order of Barristers. He also was a co-commissioner of the law school’s softball league.