James Jarrell Pickle (born October 11, 1913), also known as J.J. 'Jake' Pickle, was a United States Representative from the 10th congressional district of Texas from 1963 to 1995.
Pickle was born in Big Spring, Texas. He attended the public schools in Big Spring and received his B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin where he was the student body president as a senior and a member of the 1934 Southwest Conference championship swimming team. He served in the United States Navy for three and a half years (1938-1941).
Pickle was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-eighth Congress , by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Homer Thornberry, He was reelected to the fifteen succeeding Congresses (December 21, 1963-January 3, 1995) before retiring.