Professor Scoville's research interests include federal courts, public international law, Japanese law, and civil procedure. His most recent article, The New General Common Law of Severability, is forthcoming in Volume 91 of the Texas Law Review, and he is a regular contributor to the Law School's Faculty Blog.

Prior to joining the Law School, Professor Scoville served as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of Idaho, and worked as a litigation associate in the Denver and Tokyo offices of the law firm of Morrison & Foerster LLP. He also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Milan D. Smith, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and for the Honorable Neil V. Wake of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

Professor Scoville holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he was an executive editor for the Stanford Law Review, and a B.A. in International Studies from Brigham Young University.