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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/>
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 city 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>
A member of the Bossier Parish [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Executive Committee,<ref name=whoswho/> Burchett was elected in 1988 to the 26th Judicial District Court for Bossier and Webster parishes. He defeated his fellow Democrat, Bobby Lee Stromile (born September 1951), 18,143 votes (64 percent) to 10,205 (36 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns: Bossier and Webster parishes, October 1, 1988.</ref>
A member of the Bossier Parish [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Executive Committee,<ref name=whoswho/> Burchett was elected in 1988 to the 26th Judicial District Court for Bossier and Webster parishes. He defeated his fellow Democrat, Bobby Lee Stromile (born September 1951), 18,143 votes (64 percent) to 10,205 (36 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns: Bossier and Webster parishes, October 1, 1988.</ref>