Louisiana Supreme Court Justices
1813-Present
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Jack Crozier Watson
(b.1928 – 2022 )
Prosecutor, City of Lake Charles, 1960
Assistant District Attorney, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana,
1961-1964
Judge, Louisiana District Court for Parishes of Calcasieu
and Cameron, 1964-1972
Judge, Ad Hoc, Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal, 1972-1973
Judge, Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal, 1974-1979
Associate Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1979-1996
Born in Jonesville, Louisiana • Graduated, University of
Southwestern Louisiana, 1949 • J.D., Louisiana State
University Law School, 1956 • Completed with Honor,
Appellate Judges Seminar, New York University, 1974 •
Enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, 1950; attended Officer
Candidate School; discharged in 1954 as a 1st Lieutenant, USAF
following service in the Philippines, Japan and Korea during
the Korean Conflict • Southwest Louisiana Bar
Association, President, 1964 • Louisiana Council of
Juvenile Court Judges, President, 1969 • Faculty-Advisor,
National College of State Trial Judges, 1970, 1973 • Law
Institute of Louisiana member • Louisiana Delegate,
International Conference of Appellate Magistrates •
American Judicature Society, Member • Louisiana Judicial
Council, member, 1986-1992
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