Charles W. Pickering

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Charles W. Pickering
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office January 16, 2004 – December 8, 2004
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Henry Anthony Politz
Succeeded by	Leslie H. Southwick
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
In office October 1, 1990 – January 16, 2004
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Walter Nixon
Succeeded by	Keith Starrett
Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party
In office 1976–1978
Preceded by	Clarke Reed
Succeeded by	Michael Retzer
Personal details
Born	Charles Willis Pickering (1937-05-29) May 29, 1937 (age 87) Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (1958–1964) Republican (1964–present)
Education	University of Mississippi (BA) University of Mississippi School of Law

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.