Electric scissors comprising: an electric motor in a casing, the electric motor comprising a rotating shaft; a controller for controlling the electric motor; a power transmission mechanism including a driven member, the power transmission mechanism coupled to the rotating shaft of the electric motor and converting, in the casing, rotation of the rotation shaft of the electric motor to linear reciprocation of the driven member between a first position and a second position; a pair of blades disposed at a front of the casing to open and close in accordance with the reciprocation of the driven member between the first and second positions, at least one of the blades being connected to the driven member and supported pivotably in an open state when the driven member is in the first position and in a closed state when the driven member is in the second position; a control lever disposed in the casing to be movable between an opening position and a closing position by an operator, the control lever moving from the opening position to the closing position to move the driven member from the first position to the second position, thereby bringing the blades from the open state to the closed state; and a detector connected to the controller and detecting movement of the control lever to the closing position, characterized in that the controller is configured to drive the electric motor to bring the driven member to the first position, thereby bringing the blades to the open state, when manipulation force of moving the control lever to the closing position is not applied to the control lever, and to the second position upon detection by the detector, thereby bringing the blades to the closed state, when the manipulation force of moving the control lever to the closing position is applied to the control lever, one of the control lever and the casing includes a stopper supported to advance to and retreat from the other of the control lever and the casing, the other includes a locker locking the stopper, which has advanced to the other, to restrict movement of the control lever toward the opening position, when the control lever is in an intermediate opening position between the opening and closing positions, when the stopper retreats from the other to a retreat position where the stopper is not locked by the locker, the control lever is movable between the opening and closing positions, when the stopper advances to the other to a lock position where the stopper is lockable by the locker, movement of the control lever is limited to an area between the intermediate opening position and the closing position. an electric motor in a casing, the electric motor comprising a rotating shaft; a controller for controlling the electric motor; a power transmission mechanism including a driven member, the power transmission mechanism coupled to the rotating shaft of the electric motor and converting, in the casing, rotation of the rotation shaft of the electric motor to linear reciprocation of the driven member between a first position and a second position; a pair of blades disposed at a front of the casing to open and close in accordance with the reciprocation of the driven member between the first and second positions, at least one of the blades being connected to the driven member and supported pivotably in an open state when the driven member is in the first position and in a closed state when the driven member is in the second position; a control lever disposed in the casing to be movable between an opening position and a closing position by an operator, the control lever moving from the opening position to the closing position to move the driven member from the first position to the second position, thereby bringing the blades from the open state to the closed state; and a detector connected to the controller and detecting movement of the control lever to the closing position, characterized in that the controller is configured to drive the electric motor to bring the driven member to the first position, thereby bringing the blades to the open state, when manipulation force of moving the control lever to the closing position is not applied to the control lever, and to the second position upon detection by the detector, thereby bringing the blades to the closed state, when the manipulation force of moving the control lever to the closing position is applied to the control lever, to the first position, thereby bringing the blades to the open state, when manipulation force of moving the control lever to the closing position is not applied to the control lever, and to the second position upon detection by the detector, thereby bringing the blades to the closed state, when the manipulation force of moving the control lever to the closing position is applied to the control lever, one of the control lever and the casing includes a stopper supported to advance to and retreat from the other of the control lever and the casing, the other includes a locker locking the stopper, which has advanced to the other, to restrict movement of the control lever toward the opening position, when the control lever is in an intermediate opening position between the opening and closing positions, when the stopper retreats from the other to a retreat position where the stopper is not locked by the locker, the control lever is movable between the opening and closing positions, when the stopper advances to the other to a lock position where the stopper is lockable by the locker, movement of the control lever is limited to an area between the intermediate opening position and the closing position.