Early Life
Pickering was born in Laurel, Mississippi. Pickering is English American on his father's side and Irish American and Italian American on his mother's side. His father is Judge Charles Pickering, Sr., a Mississippi lawyer, former municipal judge, retired Federal judge, and prominent Republican politician. Chip graduated from the University of Mississippi where he was a legacy member of the Eta Chapter of Sigma Chi. He went on to receive a Masters degree from Baylor University in 1989.
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