Cory Todd Wilson
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Born 1970.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- May 4, 2020
- Senate vote
- 52 to 48
- Confirmed
- Jun 24, 2020
- Commissioned
- Jul 2, 2020
Education
- B.B.A., University of Mississippi, 1992
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1995
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Emmett R. Cox, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1995-1996
- Private practice, Jackson, Mississippi, 1996-2005, 2006-2008, 2011-2016
- Adjunct professor, Mississippi College School of Law, 1998, 2013
- White House Fellow, U.S. Department of Defense, 2005-2006
- Deputy secretary of state and chief of staff, State of Mississippi, 2008-2011
- Private practice, Madison, Mississippi, 2011
- Senior advisor and counsel, Office of the State Treasurer, State of Mississippi, 2014-2015
- State representative, Mississippi, 2016-2019
- Private practice, Ridgeland, Mississippi, 2016-2019
- Judge, Mississippi Court of Appeals, 2019-2020
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, October 15, 2019; no Senate vote; Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, January 6, 2020; withdrawn by president, May 4, 2020
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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