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.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 12/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 311/year
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals · 1999–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida1994–1999- Hillsborough County [Florida] CourtJudge · 1986–1990
- Private practice, Tampa, Florida1981–1986
- Hillsborough County, FloridaAssistant county attorney · 1980–1981
Law clerk , Hon. Joseph W. Hatchett · 1979–1980
Appointments
1999–2024 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Education
- Notre Dame Law SchoolJ.D. · 1979
- University of Notre DameB.A. · 1976