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Scott Crichton
Scott Crichton
Of Counsel
Having completed a ten-year term as Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, Scott Crichton is Of Counsel for the Law Offices of Mary Watson Smith, L.L.C., a firm focused on appellate advocacy in complex areas of civil law. He also serves clients through Scott J. Crichton Law, LLC operating offices in Shreveport and New Orleans; he is both a mediator and arbitrator with Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions.
While on the State’s high court, Scott chaired the court’s Executive Committee as well as the Louisiana Judicial College; he was also the court’s statutory designee to the Louisiana Sheriffs Executive Management Institute Board. He is the recipient of the 2022 Judge Benjamin Jones Judges in the Classroom Award and the 2024
President’s Award from the Louisiana Judicial College Board of governors in recognition for his years of service to judicial education.
For five years, as an adjunct faculty member of Tulane Law School, he taught two 3L courses, Advanced Appellate Advocacy and Contemporary Issues in Legal Ethics, publishing coursebooks on each subject. He has also served on the faculty for the LSU Law Center Trial Advocacy Program.
Prior to his election to the Supreme Court, Scott served 24 years as a judge with the First Judicial District Court (Shreveport/Caddo Parish), presiding in both the civil and criminal divisions. From 1980-1990, Scott had an extensive civil and criminal litigation practice.
Scott credits his parents, Tom (oner, hardware store/cattle rancher) and Mary (homemaker and life master, bridge), with teaching and instilling in him the virtues of humility, education, and a commitment of service to community, all of which have guided him throughout life. Scott, age 70, and his wife, Susie, have two sons, both of whom are lawyers, and are the proud grandparents of twin girls!
341 Metairie Road
Metairie, LA 70005
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