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Pickett is a native of Many in Sabine Parish in western Louisiana, one of five children born to Judge John Samuel Pickett, Jr., and the former Joanne Hopkins.
Pickett is a native of Many in Sabine Parish in western Louisiana, one of five children born to Judge John Samuel Pickett, Jr., and the former Joanne Hopkins.
In 1984, she received her [[Juris Doctor]]ate degree from [[Tulane University]] Law School in [[New Orleans]].<ref name=thepicketts>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615213409/http://angolamuseum.org/2005%20Justice%20Hall%20of%20Fame.htm|title=Honorable John S. Pickett, Sr., Honorable John S. Pickett, Jr., and Honorable Elizabeth A. Pickett, acknowledging three generation of service by the Pickett family publisher=Angola Museum|accessdate=October 30, 2014}}</ref>
In 1984, she received her [[Juris Doctor]]ate degree from [[Tulane University]] Law School in [[New Orleans]].<ref name=thepicketts>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615213409/http://angolamuseum.org/2005%20Justice%20Hall%20of%20Fame.htm|title=Honorable John S. Pickett, Sr., Honorable John S. Pickett, Jr., and Honorable Elizabeth A. Pickett, acknowledging three generation of service by the Pickett family|publisher=Angola Museum|accessdate=October 30, 2014}}</ref>
From 1990 to 1997, Pickett was a judge of the Sabine Parish-based Louisiana 11th Judicial District Court. She succeeded her father, John S. Pickett, Jr., in the position upon his retirement. Pickett, Jr., had also served from 1960 to 1968 on the Sabine Parish School Board<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.warrenmeadows.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2406139&fh_id=11066|title=John S. Pickett, Jr.|publisher=Warrenmeadows.com|date=February 6, 2014|accessdate=October 30, 2014}}</ref> and from 1968 to 1972 in the Louisiana House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=March 21, 2019}}</ref> Her grandfather, John Samuel Pickett, Sr., a native of Miller County, [[Arkansas]], sat on the 11th District Court before his granddaughter was born.<ref name=thepicketts/>
From 1990 to 1997, Pickett was a judge of the Sabine Parish-based Louisiana 11th Judicial District Court. She succeeded her father, John S. Pickett, Jr., in the position upon his retirement. Pickett, Jr., had also served from 1960 to 1968 on the Sabine Parish School Board<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.warrenmeadows.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2406139&fh_id=11066|title=John S. Pickett, Jr.|publisher=Warrenmeadows.com|date=February 6, 2014|accessdate=October 30, 2014}}</ref> and from 1968 to 1972 in the Louisiana House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=March 21, 2019}}</ref> Her grandfather, John Samuel Pickett, Sr., a native of Miller County, [[Arkansas]], sat on the 11th District Court before his granddaughter was born.<ref name=thepicketts/>