John S. Pickett, Jr.
| John Samuel Pickett Jr. | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for DeSoto, Red River, and Sabine parishes (later 24th District) | |
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In office 1968–1972 |
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| Preceded by | Willie A. Williams |
| Succeeded by | H. M. Fowler |
| Judge of the Louisiana 11th Judicial District Court | |
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In office 1972–1990 |
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| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Pickett |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 12, 1920 Fisher, Sabine Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | February 5, 2014 (aged 93) Many, Sabine Parish |
| Resting place | Many Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Joanne Hopkins Pickett |
| Children |
Pamela Pickett Johnson |
| Parents |
Judge John Samuel Pickett |
| Alma mater | Northwestern State University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Rank | Engineer and top turret gunner |
| Battles/wars | European Theatre of Operations of World War II |
Pamela Pickett Johnson
Judge Elizabeth Ann Pickett
John W. Pickett
James M. Pickett
Judge John Samuel Pickett
John Samuel Pickett Jr. (June 12, 1920 – February 5, 2014) was a lawyer and Democratic politician from Many in Sabine Parish in western Louisiana.
Pickett was born in the village of Fisher in Sabine Parish, the only son along with three daughters of Judge John Pickett Sr., a native of Miller County, Arkansas, and the former Margaret Cecilia Hatcher. Pickett graduated from Northwestern State University in , when the institution was known as Louisiana Normal, a teacher-training school. He obtained his law license in 1952.
Pickett was an engineer and top turret gunner on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He flew twenty-nine missions in the European Theatre of Operations. He was a founding member of the Many chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
For thirteen years, Pickett was the city attorney for Many. From 1960 to 1968, he was an elected member of the Sabine Parish School Board.
From 1968 to 1972, Pickett and Joe Henry Cooper of Mansfield in DeSoto Parish, another freshman legislator, represented in the Louisiana House a district consisting of Sabine, DeSoto, and Red River parishes. In the 1967 Democratic primary election, Cooper and Pickett defeated the comeback attempt waged by former state Senator Joe T. Cawthorn of Mansfield.In 1972, Mayor H. M. Fowler of Coushatta in Red River Parish, assumed Pickett's seat in the state House. Cooper served in the House until his death in 1980.
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