Jack C. Watson, Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes, La.
Fourteenth Judicial District
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From "Biographies of Louisiana Judges" edited by J.
Cleveland Fruge'
for the Louisiana District Judges Association, publishers.
1971.
Reproduction permitted without written permission provided credit
line is retained. Copyright, 1971, J. Cleveland Fruge'.
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Judge Jack Crozier Watson was elected to the 14th Judicial District
Court, Division "D", at a special election and took the oath of office
September 15, 1964. He was re-elected without opposition in 1966.
His term ends on December 31, 1972. He had previously served as city
prosecutor for the City of Lake Charles in 1960, and from 1961 to 1964
was Assistant District Attorney for this district.
Judge Watson was born in Jonesville, Louisiana, on September 17, 1928,
the son of J.C. Watson, now deceased, and Gladys Talbot Watson, who re-
sides in Lake Charles. He graduated from Bolton High School,
Alexandria,
in 1945, and received the B.A. degree from the University of
Southwestern
Louisiana in 1949, and the LL.B. degree from Louisiana State University
Law School in 1956. From 1956 to 1964 he practiced in Lake Charles.
On December 26, 1958, Judge Watson married Sue Carter Watson and they
have two sons, Carter Watson and Wells Watson.
Membership and offices held in school and fraternal organizations by
Judge
Watson include: Member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity; Phi
Delta
Phi legal fraternity; Pi Kappa Delta, speech fraternity; Blue Key
National
Honor Society; listed in Who's Who in American Colleges and
Universities;
served as Vice-President of Southwestern student body; winner of Robert
Lee Tullis Moot Court competition at LSU Law School.
In 1950 Judge Watson enlisted in the United States Air Force and was
dis-
charged in 1954 as a First Lieutenant, having served in the
Phillippines,
Japan and Korea as Psychological Warfare Officer. He is active in the
American Legion and is a Past Post-Commander W.B. Williamson Post. No.
1,
American Legion.
Judge Watson served in 1969 as President of the Liasion Council of
Juvenile
Court Judges. He is a 1965 graduate of the National College of State
Trial
Judges and in 1970 he was appointed a faculty-advisor.
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