Cory Todd Wilson (born August 8, 1970) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2020. A member of the Republican Party, Wilson was previously a judge on the Mississippi Court of Appeals and a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Mississippi Court of AppealsJudge · 2019–2020
State representative · 2016–2019- Private practice, Ridgeland, Mississippi2016–2019
- Private practice, Jackson, Mississippi1996–2005, 2006–2008, 2011–2016
- Office of the State Treasurer, State of MississippiSenior advisor and counsel · 2014–2015
- Adjunct professor · 1998, 2013
- State of MississippiDeputy secretary of state and chief of staff · 2008–2011
- Private practice, Madison, Mississippi2011
U.S. Department of DefenseWhite House Fellow · 2005–2006
Law clerk , Hon. Emmett R. Cox · 1995–1996
Appointments
2020–present- 2020–present · Appointed by Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1995- Yale Universityjd · 1995
- University of MississippiB.B.A. · 1992
- University of MississippiBusiness Administration, summa cum laude · 1992