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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Dewey Eldridge Burchett, Jr.
|name=Dewey Eldridge Burchett, Jr.
|office=Division A [[Judge]] of the Louisiana 26th Judicial District Court for Bossier and Webster parishes
|office=Division A [[Judge]] of the Louisiana 26th Judicial District Court for<br> Bossier and Webster parishes
|term_start=1988
|term_start=1988
|term_end=2008
|term_end=2008
==Biography==
==Biography==
The son of Dewey Burchett, Sr., and the former Patti Ogilvie, he was born in [[Shreveport]] and reared in Benton. He graduated in 1957 from Benton High School and in 1961 from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. Thereafter, he was a flight instructor from 1962 to 1967 in the [[United States Air Force]], in which he attained the rank of captain during the [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] era.<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Buchett Jr., Dewey E.", ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: [[New Providence, New Jersey|New Providence]], [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 652.</ref> He was a member of the Shreveport senior squadron of the Civil Air Patrol.<ref name=jdb/>
The son of Dewey Burchett, Sr., and the former Patti Ogilvie, he was born in [[Shreveport]] and reared in Benton. He graduated in 1957 from Benton High School and in 1961 from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. Thereafter, he was a flight instructor from 1962 to 1967 in the [[United States Air Force]], in which he attained the rank of captain during the [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] era.<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Buchett Jr., Dewey E.", ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 652.</ref> He was a member of the Shreveport senior squadron of the Civil Air Patrol.<ref name=jdb/>
In 1970, Burchett graduated from the LSU Law Center and began practicing law in [[Bossier City]], of which he was also the c ity attorney.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lasc.org/community_outreach/in_memoriam/Burchett_Dewey.asp|title=In Memoriam: Retired 26th JDC Judge Dewey E. Burchett Jr.|publisher=lasc.org|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> As the attorney for the Bossier Parish Levee Board, he worked during the 1970s with the congressional delegation to secure funding for the locks and dams essential for the navigation of the Red River. In his earlier years, Burchett was president of the Bossier City Jaycees. He was a member of the Bossier City Lions International and taught [[Sunday school]] at the Benton [[United Methodist]] Church.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=dewey-e-burchett&pid=136246364#sthash.bT5PepbS.dpuf|title=Dewey E. Burchett Jr.|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=November 22, 2009|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref>
In 1970, Burchett graduated from the LSU Law Center and began practicing law in [[Bossier City]], of which he was also the c ity attorney.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lasc.org/community_outreach/in_memoriam/Burchett_Dewey.asp|title=In Memoriam: Retired 26th JDC Judge Dewey E. Burchett Jr.|publisher=lasc.org|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> As the attorney for the Bossier Parish Levee Board, he worked during the 1970s with the congressional delegation to secure funding for the locks and dams essential for the navigation of the Red River. In his earlier years, Burchett was president of the Bossier City Jaycees. He was a member of the Bossier City Lions International and taught [[Sunday school]] at the Benton [[United Methodist]] Church.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=dewey-e-burchett&pid=136246364#sthash.bT5PepbS.dpuf|title=Dewey E. Burchett Jr.|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=November 22, 2009|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref>
From his marriage to the former Patricia "Pat" Bolender (born May 1942), Burchett had two sons, [[insurance]] agent Dewey Burchett, III (born December 1967), and Edward Bolender Burchett (born (October 1972), both Republicans. Burchett died unexpectedly in a local hospital two days after his seventieth birthday. He was [[Cremation|cremated]]. His honorary pallbearers included the state Senator Robert Roy Adley, former Bossier City interim [[Mayor]] [[Frank Blackburn]], retired 26th Judicial District Judge [[Graydon K. Kitchens Jr.]], past judicial candidate Whitley Robert "Whit" Graves, and former Bossier City Judge [[Rogers M. Prestridge]].<ref name=obit/>
From his marriage to the former Patricia "Pat" Bolender (born May 1942), Burchett had two sons, [[insurance]] agent Dewey Burchett, III (born December 1967), and Edward Bolender Burchett (born (October 1972), both Republicans. Burchett died unexpectedly in a local hospital two days after his seventieth birthday. He was [[Cremation|cremated]]. His honorary pallbearers included the state Senator Robert Roy Adley, former Bossier City interim [[Mayor]] [[Frank Blackburn]], retired 26th Judicial District Judge [[Graydon K. Kitchens Jr.]], past judicial candidate Whitley Robert "Whit" Graves, and former Bossier City Judge [[Rogers M. Prestridge]].<ref name=obit/>
[[Charles Scott]], the Caddo Parish district attorney who died in 2015, recalled Burchett as "... dedicated and hard-working ... very committed and very conscientious."<ref name=jdb>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveport.com/shrevetalk/viewupdate.php?id=1846|title=Former Bossier-Webster District Judge Dewey Burchett Jr. Dies at Age 70|publisher=Shreveport.com|date=November 22, 2009|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> Scott noted that he and Burchett formerly served on numerous judicial committees which addressed issues affecting all state judges.<ref name=jdb/>
[[Charles Scott]], the Caddo Parish district attorney who died in 2015, recalled Burchett as "... dedicated and hard-working ... very committed and very conscientious."<ref name=jdb>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveport.com/shrevetalk/viewupdate.php?id=1846|title=Former Bossier-Webster District Judge Dewey Burchett Jr. Dies at Age 70|publisher=Shreveport.com|date=November 22, 2009|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> Scott noted that he and Burchett formerly served on numerous judicial committees which addressed issues affecting all state judges.<ref name=jdb/>
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