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=== Nomination to court of appeals === |
=== Nomination to court of appeals === |
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On March 30, 2020, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Wilson to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States Circuit Judge]] for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. On May 4, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Wilson to the seat vacated by Judge [[E. Grady Jolly]], who took [[senior status]] on October 3, 2017.<ref name="Withdrawn" /> On May 18, 2020, the [[American Bar Association]] rated Wilson as "well qualified," its highest rating.<ref>https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/government_affairs_office/webratingchart-trump116.pdf</ref> On May 20, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/05/20/2020/nominations Nominations for May 20, 2020]</ref> On June 11, 2020, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to report Wilson's nomination to the Senate floor by a party-line 12–10 vote.<ref |
On March 30, 2020, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Wilson to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States Circuit Judge]] for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. On May 4, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Wilson to the seat vacated by Judge [[E. Grady Jolly]], who took [[senior status]] on October 3, 2017.<ref name="Withdrawn" /> On May 18, 2020, the [[American Bar Association]] rated Wilson as "well qualified," its highest rating.<ref>https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/government_affairs_office/webratingchart-trump116.pdf</ref> On May 20, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/05/20/2020/nominations Nominations for May 20, 2020]</ref> On June 11, 2020, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to report Wilson's nomination to the Senate floor by a party-line 12–10 vote.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Matthew |last2=Press |first2=Associated |date=2020-06-11 |title=Senate panel advances Mississippi appeals court nominee |url=https://www.chron.com/news/article/Senate-panel-advances-Mississippi-appeals-court-15333341.php |website=Houston Chronicle}}</ref><ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%20June%2011%2020201.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 11, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee]</ref> His nomination is currently pending before the full [[United States Senate]]. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 19:51, 21 June 2020
Cory T. Wilson | |
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| Judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals | |
| Assumed office February 15, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Phil Bryant |
| Preceded by | Kenny Griffis |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 73rd district | |
| In office January 5, 2016 – February 14, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Brad Oberhousen[1] |
| Succeeded by | Jill Ford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cory Todd Wilson August 8, 1970 Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Mississippi (BBA) Yale Law School (JD) |
Cory Todd Wilson (born August 8, 1970)[2] is an American attorney and jurist serving as a Judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals. Wilson is also a nominee to be a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is a former nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Early life and education
Wilson was born in
Career
Mississippi House of Representatives
Wilson served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 2016 to 2019.[3]
Legal career
Upon graduation from law school, Wilson served as a law clerk to Judge Emmett Ripley Cox of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He also served as a White House Fellow in the Department of Defense as a Special Assistant to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld from 2005 to 2006. Prior to his elected service, Wilson served as Senior Advisor and Counsel in the Mississippi State Treasurer's Office and as Deputy Secretary of State in the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office.[3]
Wilson has been an intermittent member of the Federalist Society, including while at Yale Law School from 1992–1995, and then joining the Mississippi chapter from 1996–2005 and again since 2019.[4]
Mississippi Court of Appeals
In December 2018, Wilson was appointed to the
Withdrawn nomination to district court
On August 28, 2019,
Nomination to court of appeals
On March 30, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Wilson to serve as a United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. On May 4, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Wilson to the seat vacated by Judge E. Grady Jolly, who took senior status on October 3, 2017.[14] On May 18, 2020, the American Bar Association rated Wilson as "well qualified," its highest rating.[15] On May 20, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[16] On June 11, 2020, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to report Wilson's nomination to the Senate floor by a party-line 12–10 vote.[17][18] His nomination is currently pending before the full United States Senate.
See also
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns – MS State House 073 Race – Nov 03, 2015".
- ^ "Our Campaigns – Candidate – Cory T. Wilson".
- ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee" White House, August 28, 2019
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Cory Wilson
- ^ "Cory T. Wilson appointed to Mississippi Court of Appeals". WTVA News. December 19, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ "Court of Appeals Judge Cory Wilson to take oath Feb. 15". courts.ms.gov. State of Mississippi Judiciary. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ "Twenty-five Nominations and Three Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" White House, October 15, 2019
- ^ "PN1176 – Nomination of Cory T. Wilson for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ "Twenty-one Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 6, 2020
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for January 8, 2020
- ^ "Judge Pick Would Ax Tweets on Clinton, Obama, if Confirmed (1)". news.bloomberglaw.com. January 8, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ Ryan, Tim (January 8, 2020). "Mississippi Judicial Pick Grilled Over Record as Lawmaker". Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ Nazaryan, Alexander (February 12, 2020). "Trump is elevating judges who could gut the Voting Rights Act". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "Thirty Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate", The White House, May 4, 2020
- ^ https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/government_affairs_office/webratingchart-trump116.pdf
- ^ Nominations for May 20, 2020
- ^ Daly, Matthew; Press, Associated (June 11, 2020). "Senate panel advances Mississippi appeals court nominee". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 11, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
