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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Charles Rex Scott, II
|name=Charles Rex Scott, II
|birth_date=July 3, 1947
|birth_date=July 3, 1947
|death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana
|death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana
|spouse=Alexis Phariss Scott
|spouse=Alexis Phariss Scott
|children=Charles Scott, III<br>
Kelly Scott Padgett
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|religion=[[Baptist]]}}
|religion=[[Baptist]]
|alma_mater=Northwestern State University<br>
[[Louisiana State University]] Law Center
|office=District Attorney for Caddo Parish, Louisiana
|term_start=2009
|term_end=April 22, 2015
|preceded=Paul J. Carmouche
|succeeded=Dale Grover Cox, Jr. (interim)<br>
James E. Stewart, Sr. (permanent)
|office2=[[Judge]] of the Louisiana 1st Judicial District Court
|term_start2=1982
|term_end2=2007
|preceded2=New position
|succeeded2=
}}
'''Charles Rex Scott, II''' (July 3, 1947 – April 22, 2015) was an American [[lawyer]] who served as [[district attorney]] for Caddo Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]] from 2009 until his sudden death in office. Before his tenure as district attorney, he was a judge of the Louisiana 1st Judicial District from 1982 to 2007.<ref name=ktbs/>
'''Charles Rex Scott, II''' (July 3, 1947 – April 22, 2015) was an American [[lawyer]] who served as [[district attorney]] for Caddo Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]] from 2009 until his sudden death in office. Before his tenure as district attorney, he was a judge of the Louisiana 1st Judicial District from 1982 to 2007.<ref name=ktbs/>
==Background==
==Background==
A native of Natchitoches, Louisiana, Scott, often called "Scotty", was one of three children of Charles Mercer Scott, Jr. (1917-1971), and the former Marie Baucum (1916-deceased). He graduated from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches and thereafter received his Juris Doctorate from [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=obit/><ref name=hugeloss/>
A native of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana, Scott, often called "Scotty", was one of three children of Charles Mercer Scott, Jr. (1917-1971), and the former Marie Baucum (1916-deceased). He graduated from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches and thereafter received his Juris Doctorate from [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=obit/><ref name=hugeloss/>
Scott and his wife, the former Alexis Pharris, a former educator with the Caddo Parish School Board, have two children, Charles Scott, III, and daughter Kelly Scott Padgett, and seven grandsons.<ref name=obit/>
Scott and his wife, the former Alexis Pharris, a former educator with the Caddo Parish School Board, have two children, Charles Scott, III, and daughter Kelly Scott Padgett, and seven grandsons.<ref name=obit/>
==Judicial life==
==Judicial life==
Scott was an assistant city attorney in [[Shreveport]] from 1971 until 1973 during the administration of Mayor Calhoun Allen. He was an assistant district attorney from 1973 until August 1, 1980, when he was elected without opposition as city judge to succeed the late Nolan Harper. In 1982, he ran for a newly established Caddo District Court judgeship, again without opposition, and served until he stepped down as chief judge. He came out of retirement to run in 2008 for DA.<ref name=hugeloss>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2015/04/22/da-charles-scott-death-huge-loss/26193017/|title=DA Charles Scott's death 'huge loss' for area|author=John Andrew Prime|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=April 22, 2015|accessdate=April 25, 2015}}</ref>
Scott was an assistant city attorney in [[Shreveport]] from 1971 until 1973 during the administration of Mayor Calhoun Allen. He was an assistant district attorney from 1973 until August 1, 1980, when he was elected without opposition as city judge to succeed the late Nolan Harper. In 1982, he ran for a newly-established Caddo District Court judgeship, again without opposition, and served until he stepped down as chief judge. He came out of retirement to run in 2008 for DA.<ref name=hugeloss>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2015/04/22/da-charles-scott-death-huge-loss/26193017/|title=DA Charles Scott's death 'huge loss' for area|author=John Andrew Prime|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=April 22, 2015|accessdate=April 25, 2015}}</ref>
Scott was also a relief juvenile court judge in Caddo Parish and an ad-hoc appellate judge on the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit in Shreveport.<ref name=theadvo>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/12176947-123/caddo-parish-district-attorney-found|title=Caddo Parish district attorney found dead in Baton Rouge hotel room|author=Ben Wallace|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=April 25, 2015}}</ref>
Scott was also a relief juvenile court judge in Caddo Parish and an ad-hoc appellate judge on the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit in Shreveport.<ref name=theadvo>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/12176947-123/caddo-parish-district-attorney-found|title=Caddo Parish district attorney found dead in Baton Rouge hotel room|author=Ben Wallace|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=April 25, 2015}}</ref> He served as president of the Louisiana District Judges Association and the Second Circuit Judges Association. As DA, he was the immediate past president of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association.<ref name=obit/> Scott was chairman of the North Louisiana Crime Lab, which services twenty-nine of the sixty-four parishes. At the time of his death, a crime lab was under construction on Linwood Avenue near the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport.<ref name=hugeloss/> He was a member of the Governor's task forces on Violent Crimes and Homicide and Child Support Enforcement. He was a member of the Committee to Study Proper Court Reporting in Louisiana. He was an [[adjunct professor]] in the Louisiana State University in Shreveport paralegal program. He was active in the American Inns of Court, which seeks to strengthen professionalism and ethics in the legal profession.<ref name=obit/>
He served as president of the Louisiana District Judges Association and the Second Circuit Judges Association. As DA, he was the immediate past president of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association.<ref name=obit/> Scott was chairman of the North Louisiana Crime Lab, which services twenty-nine of the sixty-four parishes. At the time of his death, a crime lab was under construction on Linwood Avenue near the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport.<ref name=hugeloss/> He was a member of the Governor's task forces on Violent Crimes and Homicide and Child Support Enforcement. He was a member of the Committee to Study Proper Court Reporting in Louisiana. He was an [[adjunct professor]] in the Louisiana State University in Shreveport paralegal program. He was active in the American Inns of Court, which seeks to strengthen professionalism and ethics in the legal profession.<ref name=obit/>
Scott volunteered for the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana. Judy Williams, the former council president, compared him to "a coach, someone to encourage [the alcoholics and drug abusers]. He made them aware of the consequences, but he came to know them personally ... by name, their situations. He always ended with an encouragement — 'Keep up the good work' or 'I know you're going to do well.'"<ref name=scottsimpact>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2015/04/26/charles-scotts-personal-impact-shared/26401819/|title=Charles Scott's personal impact shared|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=April 26, 2015}}</ref>
Scott volunteered for the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana. Judy Williams, the former council president, compared him to "a coach, someone to encourage [the alcoholics and drug abusers]. He made them aware of the consequences, but he came to know them personally ... by name, their situations. He always ended with an encouragement — 'Keep up the good work' or 'I know you're going to do well.'"<ref name=scottsimpact>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2015/04/26/charles-scotts-personal-impact-shared/26401819/|title=Charles Scott's personal impact shared|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=April 26, 2015}}</ref>
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