Next presentation of 
“Don't Let This Be You”
 
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at  Caddo Correctional
Center, 6:15 pm.

                    What's New   
 Recent civil rulings
 New Pics! – See Photo Gallery
 Audio – Sentencing of attempted cop killer
 Podcast – Appointment of next U.S. Supreme Court Justice
 New Lagniappe Section

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

Latest News

Recent Developments By The Judiciary
Thursday, Apr 16, 2009 4:44pm

As Chairman of the Shreveport Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Committee1, I have had the honor of designing the Recent Developments By The Judiciary seminar, to be held October 8 and 9, 2009 at El Dorado Casino.  This successful seminar is in its 9th year and I hope this year’s program is the best yet!  The following is a list of subjects, times and speakers.  Please contact Sandra Haynes at the SBA, 318-222-3643 or by e-mail at shaynes@shreveportbar.com for further details and registration.
 
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2009
 
7:30 a.m. -  Registration and Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m. – Successions – District Judge Roy Brun and District Judge Jeff Cox
 
9:30 a.m. - Family Law – District Judge Jeanette Garrett and District Judge Frances
      Pitman
 
10:30 a.m.- Sponsor Break
 
10:45 a.m.- Louisiana Civil Procedure and Evidence – Appellate Judge Milton Moore
                   and Larry Pettiette
 
11:45 a.m.- Lunch
 
 1:00 p.m. – Criminal Law and Procedure – District Judge Mike Pitman, Attorney
       Charles Scott and Public Defender Alan Golden
 
 2:00 p.m.- Torts – Appellate Judge Felicia Williams and Former Magistrate Roy Payne
 
3:00 p.m. - Sponsor Break
 
3:15 p.m. – State Uniform Rules and Motion Practice Update – Judge Scott Crichton,
      Susie Morgan, Suzie Stinson and Jerry Edwards
 
4:15 p.m. - Appeals and Writs – Appellate Judge Gay Gaskins and Bill Lowe
 
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2009
 
 
7:30 a.m. - Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m. – Mineral Law – Judge Jay Caraway and Tim Allen
 
9:30 a.m. -  Commercial Practice Update - Federal Judge Maury Hicks and David
       Cromwell
 
10:30 a.m. - Sponsor Break
 
10:45 a.m. - Federal Practice and Procedure –Magistrate Mark Hornsby and Chris Slatten
 
11:45 a.m. - Lunch
 
1:00 p.m. - U.S. Supreme Court Update – Appellate Judge Carl E. Stewart
 
2:00 p.m. – Ethics – Chuck Plattsmier, Office of Disciplinary Counsel and Justice Ben
      Jones, Pro Tempore, Supreme Court of Louisiana  
 
3:00 p.m. - Sponsor Break
 
3:15 p.m. – Professionalism - Professor Dane Ciolino
 
 
 
1 The hand-picked, somewhat eclectic, committee is as follows:  Larry Pettiette, Mike Adams, Jerry Edwards, Allyn Stroud, Jeanette Garrett, Zelda Tucker, Chris Slatten and Sandra Haynes.

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