Charles R. Wilson

Charles R. Wilson (born October 14, 1954) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior 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. He received his judicial commission on August 9, 1999.