Charles R. Wilson (judge)

Charles Wilson
Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office August 9, 1999
Nominated by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Joseph Hatchett
Personal details
Born	October 14, 1954 (1954-10-14) (age 57) Pensacola, Florida, United States
Alma mater	University of Notre Dame

Charles R. Wilson (born October 14, 1954), is currently a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Background

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 J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in 1979.

Legal career

Following graduation from law school, he 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, Florida. Following a five-year stint in private practice based in Tampa, Florida, he was appointed as a County State Judge in Hillsborough County, serving in that capacity until 1990, when he was appointed as a magistrate judge in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He served as a magistrate judge until 1994, when he was appointed United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida.

Eleventh Circuit nomination and confirmation

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 Hatchett, his former boss, retired.

Wilson's nomination was relatively uncontroversial, earning bipartisan support from both of his state's U.S. Senators, Bob Graham and Connie Mack III. Wilson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate by voice vote on July 30, 1999. He received commission on August 9, 1999.

References

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

Legal offices
Preceded by Joseph Hatchett	Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 1999–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Wilson, Charles R.
Alternative names
Short description	United States federal judge
Date of birth	October 14, 1954
Place of birth	Pensacola, Florida
Date of death
Place of death