Peyton F. Pawlicki was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended the Academy of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans. She then went on to attend college at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville before returning home to study History at the University of New Orleans. After teaching high school for three years, Peyton decided to attend law school. In May 2017, she received her Juris Doctor and Diploma in Comparative Law from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University, graduating cum laude. While at LSU Law, Peyton was a member of the Moot Court Board and was a semi-finalist in the Robert Lee Tullis Moot Court Competition. In her free time, Peyton enjoys playing tennis, beach volleyball, and traveling to visit family and friends.