District 26

Honorable Jody S. Pickens

Serving Chester, Henderson and Madison counties

Office Locations
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Hometown

Jackson, Tenn.

Alma mater(s)

1993 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Lambuth University with a B.S. degree in history/political science and a minor in English; 1996 graduate of the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law with Doctor of Jurisprudence

Election history

Appointed Assistant District Attorney General by Gen. Jerry Woodall in 1996, Appointed District Attorney General by Gov. Bill Haslam in 2017, Elected without opposition as District Attorney General in 2018

Gen. Jody Pickens is a lifelong resident of Madison County, Tenn., having lived outside the county only to attend law school. He is the husband to the former Linsey Stone and the proud father of three children: Stone (8), Sarah Tucker (6) and Elizabeth (5) – all of whom provide him the motivation every morning to go to work to better the community he has loved his entire life. Upon graduating from law school in 1996, Gen. Pickens was fortunate to be hired as an Assistant District Attorney General by Gen. Jerry Woodall. He worked in this position for 21 years. Upon Gen. Woodall’s retirement in 2017, Gen. Pickens was appointed District Attorney General by Gov. Bill Haslam. The next year, he ran unopposed to keep the position. “My career as a prosecutor has been both challenging and rewarding,” Gen. Pickens said. “It has given me an opportunity to make the communities of the 26th Judicial District a safer place to live.”  

Memberships:

  • Member of First Presbyterian Church, Elder 
  • Member of the Jackson Downtown Rotary Club 
  • 2020 – Named District Attorney General of the Year, by the Tennessee Constables Association 
  • 2020 – Member of the Family Justice Committee of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference 
  • 2019 – present, Executive Committee of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference 
  • 2019 – present, Member of Gov. Lee’s Council for Judicial Appointments 
  • 2019 – Named Outstanding Lambuth Alumnus 
  • 2019 – Member Judicial Redistricting Committee of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference 
  • 2018 – present, Member of the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility 
  • 2018 – 2019, Member of the Technology Committee of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference 
  • 2018 – 2019, Member of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Liaison Committee of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference 
  • 2017 – present, Member of the Legislative Committee of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference 
  • 2017 – present, Member of the Audit Committee of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference 
  • 2017 – present, member Statewide Child Protective Investigative Team Advisory Board 
  • 2017 – present, member of the Jackson, Tennessee Mayor’s Council on Domestic Violence 
  • 2013 – 2017, Member of the Justice and Professionalism Committee of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference 
  • 2012 – Received the “Champion of Victim’s Rights Award” from The Trauma, Faith, and Resilience Initiative of the Center for Just and Caring Communities at Union University  
  • 2012 – present, Member of the Sexual Assault Response Team for Jackson-Madison County 
  • 2004 – present, Lecturer for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/Sexual Assault Response Team training program which educates and provides credentialing for health care providers specially trained to deal with victims of sexual assault 
  • 2007 – Recognized by West Tennessee Legal Services for Outstanding Service to the Victims of Violent Crime 
  • 1999 – Recognized for Outstanding Service to the City Court of Jackson, Tenn. 
  • 1999 – Received the “Friend of the Family” Award from the American Family Association for prosecution of illegal adult entertainment in Jackson, Tenn. 

Number and types of courts in your district:

The 26th Judicial District contains five colleges and universities. It also has a family justice center named the Safe Hope Center, which the DA office staffs along with the Jackson Police Department and Women’s Rape and Resource Program (WRAP). Madison County, which along Chester and Henderson counties makes up the 26th Judicial District, is the center for higher education, health care, commerce and entertainment for all of West Tennessee.  

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OFFICE LOCATIONS

Jackson Criminal Office

P.O. Box 2825
225 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Suite 330
Jackson, TN 38302
Phone: (731) 423-5800
Fax: (731) 424-9039

Lexington Criminal Office

514 South Broad St., Suite B
Lexington, TN 38351
Phone: (731) 967-1181
Fax: (731) 967-0811

Jackson Child Support

P.O. Box 2825
225 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Suite 320
Jackson, TN 38302
Phone: (731) 423-5880
Fax: (731) 423-6214

Lexington Child Support

514 South Broad St., Suite B
Lexington, TN 38351
Phone: (731) 968-7903
Fax: (731) 967-0811