Charles W. Pickering

Charles Willis Pickering Sr. (born May 29, 1937) is an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and, briefly, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Charles W. Pickering
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office
January 16, 2004  December 8, 2004
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byHenry Anthony Politz
Succeeded byLeslie H. Southwick
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
In office
October 1, 1990  January 16, 2004
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byWalter Nixon
Succeeded byKeith Starrett
Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party
In office
1976–1978
Preceded byClarke Reed
Succeeded byMichael Retzer
Personal details
Born
Charles Willis Pickering

(1937-05-29) May 29, 1937
Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (1958–1964)
Republican (1964–present)
EducationUniversity of Mississippi (BA)
University of Mississippi School of Law
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