[5] Watson earned a full scholarship to and then attended the University of Iowa, graduating after three years with a B.

[7] Finding his career in Alaska unfulfilling, Watson moved back to his hometown of Hattiesburg to practice law there.

[11] Watson attributed his victory in the election to the fact that the district had a black majority population.

[15] In 1986, Watson joined a 20-member steering committee (that had the support of 65 representatives) that drafted a bill with a new set of rules, which would be presented in the 1987 session.

[17] Watson defeated challenger Charles L. Davis in the Democratic primary for re-election, and was the only candidate in the general election for the 103rd District.

[18] At the beginning of the 1988–1992 term, Watson was selected to chair the Judiciary "A" Committee, replacing fellow rule-change supporter Terrell Stubbs who had not run for re-election.

[21] In the 1989 session, the negotiation did not succeed in a tort reform bill that everyone agreed upon, but it was barely passed nonetheless.