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|spouse=Jodi Lane Comeaux Marvin

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'''John Schuyler Marvin''' (born August 29, 1962) is the district attorney of the 26th Judicial District of [[Louisiana]], based in Bossier and Webster parishes in the northwestern corner of his state. His late father, Charles A. Marvin, was the Bossier-Webster DA from 1971 to 1975 and then a judge from 1975 to 1999 of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, based in [[Shreveport]].<ref name=genealogy>Charles Marvin, genealogybuff.com., access date=November 25, 2013.</ref> Marvin resides in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], the seat of government of Webster Parish; his principal office is in Benton, the parish seat of Bossier Parish.

'''John Schuyler Marvin''' (born August 29, 1962) is the district attorney of the 26th Judicial District of [[Louisiana]], based in Bossier and Webster parishes in the northwestern corner of his state. His father, Charles A. Marvin (1929-2003), was the Bossier-Webster DA from 1971 to 1975 and then a judge from 1975 to 1999 of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, based in [[Shreveport]].<ref name=genealogy>Charles Marvin, genealogybuff.com., access date=November 25, 2013.</ref> Marvin resides in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], the seat of government of Webster Parish; his principal office is the court house in Benton, the parish seat of Bossier Parish.

==Background==

==Background==

Marvin is partly named for his paternal grandfather, Schuyler L. Marvin of Jonesville in Catahoula Parish in eastern Louisiana.<ref>

Marvin is partly named for his paternal grandfather, Schuyler L. Marvin of Jonesville in Catahoula Parish in eastern Louisiana.<ref>

"Melissa Marvin engagement told" (sister of Schuyler Marvin), ''Minden Press-Herald'', April 15, 1982, p. 5.</ref> He graduated in 1980 from the private Glenbrook High School in Minden.<ref>Glenbrook High School. classmates.com., accessdate= April 17, 2014.</ref> He subsequently obtained his undergraduate education from Louisiana State University and then procured his Juris Doctor from the historically black Southern University Law Center. Both institutions are in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=daoffice>Schuyler Marvin: District Attorney, 26thda.org., access date= April 16, 2014.</ref>

"Melissa Marvin engagement told" (sister of Schuyler Marvin), ''Minden Press-Herald'', April 15, 1982, p. 5.</ref> He graduated in 1980 from the private Glenbrook High School in Minden.<ref>Glenbrook High School. classmates.com., accessdate= April 17, 2014.</ref> He subsequently obtained his undergraduate education from [[Louisiana State University]] and then procured his [[Juris Doctor]] from the historically black Southern University Law Center. Both institutions are in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=daoffice>Schuyler Marvin: District Attorney, 26thda.org., access date= April 16, 2014.</ref>

Marvin is a member of the Bossier Chamber of Commerce. Among his civic activities, Marvin was a promoter of the former Ware Youth Center, a 34-bed rehabilitation unit for youthful offenders located in Coushatta in Red River Parish. The facility closed in 2013 because of state budget cuts.<ref>Vickie Welborn"Ware Youth Detention Center closes Sunday: Director blames state budget cuts for decision" ''The Shreveport Times,'' August 27, 2013, accessdate=April 16, 2014.</ref> He is also the board president of the Gingerbread House, a child advocacy center for Bossier and Caddo parishes located in Shreveport.<ref name=daoffice/>

Marvin is a member of the Bossier Chamber of Commerce. Among his civic activities, Marvin was a promoter of the former Ware Youth Center, a 34-bed rehabilitation unit for youthful offenders located in Coushatta in Red River Parish. The facility closed in 2013 because of state budget cuts.<ref>Vickie Welborn"Ware Youth Detention Center closes Sunday: Director blames state budget cuts for decision" ''The Shreveport Times,'' August 27, 2013, accessdate=April 16, 2014.</ref> He is also the board president of the Gingerbread House, a child advocacy center for Bossier and Caddo parishes located in Shreveport.<ref name=daoffice/>