Vera Institute of Justice

Scott Colom is a native of Columbus, MS and holds a BA from Millsaps College and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School. After law school, he was awarded a Skadden Fellowship to work with the Mississippi Center for Justice. At the end of his fellowship, Scott joined the Colom Law Firm and was appointed interim Justice Court Judge for Lowndes County in 2011. In 2012, he was appointed municipal court judge in Aberdeen and municipal prosecutor for Columbus in 2013. In 2015, he was elected District Attorney for Circuit Court District 16 in MS.