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Charles R. Wilson
Wilson in 2022
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office August 9, 1999
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Joseph W. Hatchett
United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida
In office 1994–1999
Preceded by	Donna A. Bucella
Succeeded by	Donna A. Bucella
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
In office 1990–1994
Personal details
Born	(1954-10-14) October 14, 1954 (age 70) Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Education	University of Notre Dame (BA, JD)

Charles R. Wilson (born October 14, 1954) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Education

Wilson was born in Pensacola, Florida, in 1954. He is a graduate of Jesuit High School of Tampa. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1976 and his Juris Doctor from Notre Dame Law School in 1979.

Career

Following graduation from law school, Wilson served as a law clerk for Judge Joseph W. Hatchett of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 1979 to 1980. From 1980 to 1981, he served as an assistant county attorney in Hillsborough County. Following a five-year stint in private practice based in Tampa, he was appointed as a county state judge in Hillsborough County in 1986, serving in that capacity until 1990. From 1994 to 1999, he served as the United States attorney for the Middle District of Florida.

Federal judicial service

In 1990, Wilson was appointed as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, serving until 1994.

President Bill Clinton nominated Wilson to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on May 27, 1999, to replace the vacancy created when Joseph W. Hatchett retired. Wilson's nomination was uncontroversial, earning bipartisan support from both of his state's senators, Bob Graham and Connie Mack III. Wilson was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote on July 30, 1999. He received his judicial commission on August 9, 1999. He was seated as a circuit judge on September 13, 1999. Wilson announced that he will assume senior status by the end of 2024.

See also

• List of African American federal judges
• List of African American jurists

References

1. ^ Charles R. Wilson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
2. ^ "Hon. Charles R. Wilson | Eleventh Circuit | United States Court of Appeals". www.ca11.uscourts.gov. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
3. "PN322 — Charles R. Wilson — The Judiciary". July 30, 1999. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
4. "11th Circuit's Wilson to take senior status, creating vacancy". Retrieved 2024-02-08.

Sources

• Charles R. Wilson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Charles Wilson at Ballotpedia
• 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Profile

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