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Cory Todd Wilson
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Cory Todd Wilson serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Jun 24, 2020 by a 52–48 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Jun 24, 2020
- Senate vote
- 52–48
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1970
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitDonald J. Trump · Jun 24, 2020
Education
- University of MississippiB.B.A., 1992
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 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
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