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Sexton served as a first lieutenant in the [[United States Army]], in which capacity he made preparation for possible deployment during theaftermath of the  [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]. He was thereafter a captain of the Army Reserve in Shreveport, in which he obtained the rank of captain. In 1964, he launched his private practice of law as a partner with the firm, Hendrick, Fant, Sexton & Bain. From 1968 to 1974, he was an assistant [[district attorney]] for Caddo Parish, in which capacity he served on the board of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association. He was active in local and state-wide drug abuse programs, including CODAC (Community Organization for Drug Abuse Concerns), of which he was the co-founder and the president. He was a member of the Governor's Task Force on Drug Enforcement. Throughout his legal career, he was a lecturer in criminal law seminars.<ref name=obit/>  

Sexton served as a first lieutenant in the [[United States Army]], in which capacity he made preparation for possible deployment during theaftermath of the  [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]. He was thereafter a captain of the Army Reserve in Shreveport, in which he obtained the rank of captain. In 1964, he launched his private practice of law as a partner with the firm, Hendrick, Fant, Sexton & Bain. From 1968 to 1974, he was an assistant [[district attorney]] for Caddo Parish, in which capacity he served on the board of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association. He was active in local and state-wide drug abuse programs, including CODAC (Community Organization for Drug Abuse Concerns), of which he was the co-founder and the president. He was a member of the Governor's Task Force on Drug Enforcement. Throughout his legal career, he was a lecturer in criminal law seminars.<ref name=obit/>  

In 1974, as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Sexton was elected judge of the Louisiana First Judicial District Court in Caddo Parish in 1974. He continued in that position without opposition through 1981. In January 1982, he was elected judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, also based in Shreveport. He retired from the circuit judgeship in 1996. During that time, he also served on occasion by appointment on the Louisiana Supreme Court. As a retired jurist, he had continued to serve as needed by appointment as judge in various district and courts of appeal throughout the state. He was active in the Shreveport and the Louisiana bar associations and the Louisiana Retired Judges Association. He was appointed by the Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives to the Louisiana Indigent Defense Task Force. He served by state Supreme Court appointment on committees dealing with judicial ethics and campaign oversight.<ref name=obit/>

In 1974, as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Sexton was elected judge of the Louisiana First Judicial District Court in Caddo Parish. He continued in that position without opposition through 1981. In January 1982, he was elected judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, also based in Shreveport. He retired from the circuit judgeship in 1996. During that time, he also served on occasion by appointment on the Louisiana Supreme Court. As a retired jurist, he had continued to serve as needed by appointment as judge in various district and courts of appeal throughout the state. He was active in the Shreveport and the Louisiana bar associations and the Louisiana Retired Judges Association. He was appointed by the Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives to the Louisiana Indigent Defense Task Force. He served by state Supreme Court appointment on committees dealing with judicial ethics and campaign oversight.<ref name=obit/>

According to his obituary, Judge Sexton  

According to his obituary, Judge Sexton