Judge J. Jay Caraway

Date of birth: June 24, 1953; married to Sandra Harper Caraway; three children: Jacob, Harper and Clayton.

Second Circuit Court of Appeal, Shreveport, LA: Appellate Judge, Elected to Office in 1996.
Private Law Practice, Shreveport, LA: Blanchard, Walker, O’Quin and Roberts, former member and director for 15 years.

Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA: Bachelor of Science in Finance (1975) and MBA (1976)
Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA: Graduate with Honors (1980)
Member of Order of the Coif and LSU Law Center Hall of Fame.

Second Circuit Judges’ Association, President (1997-2001)
Louisiana Judicial College, Board of Governors (1998-present)
Louisiana State Bar Association’s Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee (2000-present)
Member of Louisiana State Bar Association, Shreveport Bar Association and Bossier Bar Association
Harry V. Booth American Inn of Court (1998-present)
Served as Justice ad hoc of the Louisiana Supreme Court (April, 2001)
Louisiana Representative to 1999 National Symposium on the Future of the Judicial Branch Education
LSU Mineral Law Institute; former member of Advisory Council
Member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Bossier City, LA
-- Senior High Sunday School teacher, and has held various offices within the local, state and national United Methodist Church
Bossier City Lions Club
Ducks Unlimited, Benton Chapter - Member of Planning Committee