Welcome to my 2009 website, www.judgescottcrichton.com. I am honored to be serving my 19th year on the Caddo bench and to be one of eleven judges for the First Judicial District. My great grandfather, Andrew J. Murff, served as a Caddo district judge a century ago, 1906-1910. Perhaps it could be said that the legal profession, in particular, the judiciary, is in my DNA!

The purpose of this website (which to my knowledge is a first of its kind for a district judge) is as follows:

1. To provide litigants, lawyers and the public with basic information about Caddo District Court, emphasizing important procedural rules and providing the basics of what judges expect. There are several outlines on those subjects as well as scheduling order forms, 2009 civil Section B docket, civil and criminal jury instructions, recent civil rulings and other materials that should provide guidance
   
   
2. To provide information about my professional background including the scope of work in the 1980s as a Caddo assistant district attorney and as a lawyer in private civil practice. There is also much information provided which details the teaching which I have done as well as the presentations made to various legal and civic groups. Further, there is emphasis on the importance of ethics and professionalism in this honorable profession; in that regard, you can review a presentation which I delivered about a year ago on the subject of professionalism.       
   
   
   
3. Finally, to share with you the crime prevention PowerPoint program which I designed almost 3 years ago tilted “Don’t Let This Be You”. This presentation is primarily for teenagers and parents and it emphasizes certain legal concepts that are pertinent to teenagers and it focuses on consequences of violating the law. On the left side of this page you can click on a video on the program as well as several radio interviews/podcasts regarding the program which will familiarize you with the components of the program in advance; you can view an upcoming schedule and receive registration information.
   

So, whether you are a lawyer or litigant seeking to know more about the judge assigned to your case, whether your case is listed on the docket,  what a judge typically expects, some of the applicable rules of procedure or if you are a parent of a teenager desiring to know more about “Don’t Let This Be You” then this website is for you! In the feedback section, let me know what you think.
Judge Scott J. Crichton