Charles R. Wilson
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Charles R. Wilson (born October 14, 1954), is currently a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
He was born in Pensacola, Florida. He is a graduate of Jesuit High School of Tampa. His educational background includes B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Notre Dame. 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 U.S. Magistrate in the Middle District of Florida. He served as a federal magistrate until 1994, when he was appointed U.S. Attorney for the district. In 1999, President Bill Clinton appointed him to his current post.
