John M. Scott

Oil painting on canvas: John M. Scott. He is wearing a black suit and tie. He has hick light brown hair and a goatee. The painting is unframed.

John M. Scott was a prominent lawyer and judge, rising through the courts until he was on the Illinois State Supreme Court, where he did his best-known judicial work. He also enjoyed teaching and gave lectures about law and history to children and was a regular speaker at the Illinois Wesleyan University Law School. Judge Scott was a founding member of the McLean County Historical Society and served as its president until his dea