In 2003,Mascott entered the George Washington University Law School,where she was the senior projects editor of the George Washington Law Review. She graduated in 2006 with a Juris Doctor,summa cum laude,having attained with the highest cumulative graduating GPA (4.22) in the school's history.[2]
During Donald Trump's first term,Mascott served as deputy assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel from 2019 to 2020 and as associate deputy attorney general in the United States Department of Justice from November 2020 through January 2021. In 2021,Mascott left the Justice Department to work as an assistant professor of law at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University,where she worked until 2024.[2] She then worked as a Managing Trustee at Adfero,a public relations firm,until 2025.[3]
In 2025,she served in the White House Counsel's Office as senior advisor under Trump. Mascott also serves as an Associate Professor of Law at the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America where she is on public service leave.[2][3]
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2025–present)
On July 16,2025,President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Mascott to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated by Kent A. Jordan. On September 3,2025,she testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Democrats on the committee questioned her about her ties to the state of Delaware and her views on the separation of powers. She stated,"I've been nominated to a seat that by custom now is within Delaware and would look forward,if this body were to confirm me,to joining the legal community specifically in Delaware."[6] On October 1,2025,her nomination was reported from the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 12–10 vote party-line vote.[7] On October 8,2025,the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 50–47 vote.[8] On October 9,2025,her nomination was confirmed by a 50–47 vote,with Senator Lisa Murkowski voting against her confirmation.[9] She received her judicial commission on October 10,2025.[10]
Personal life
Mascott and her husband,Jeff Mascott,have four children. Jeff Mascott died of pancreatic cancer in 2023 at age 48.[11][12]
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