Charles R. Wilson (judge)

Charles R. Wilson (born October 14, 1954) is 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.

United States magistrate judge 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.

Court of appeals service
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 has announced that he will take senior status by the end of 2024.