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|term_start=1990
|term_start=1990
|term_end=1997
|term_end=1997
|preceded=John Samuel Pickett, Jr.
|preceded=[[John S. Pickett, Jr.]]
|succeeded=Charles B. Adams
|succeeded=Charles B. Adams
|office2=[[Judge]] of the Louisiana<br>Third Circuit Court of Appeal,<br>First District, Division A
|office2=[[Judge]] of the Louisiana<br>Third Circuit Court of Appeal,<br>First District, Division A
==Background and career==
==Background and career==
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>
Pickett is a native of Many in Sabine Parish in western Louisiana, one of five children born to Judge [[John S. 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>
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. (1920-2014), 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. (1920-2014), 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/>