Wilson earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Mississippi and law degree from Yale Law School, where he served on the Yale Law Journal. He served as a law clerk to Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Emmett Ripley Cox, in addition to being a White House Fellow in the U.S. Wilson, a native of Moss Point, recently received the highest rating of “well qualified” from the American Bar Association to serve on the Fifth Circuit. Grady Jolly, who took senior status in 2017. Wilson will assume the seat vacated by E. President Trump selected Wilson for the Fifth Circuit in March. Wicker and Hyde-Smith introduced Wilson at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in May to consider his nomination for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
“Judge Cory Wilson will serve on the Fifth Circuit with honor, dedication, and distinction,” Hyde-Smith said. “I’ve known him personally for years, and I’m proud that his confirmation represents a pivotal point in President Trump’s work to ensure there are more smart, conservative jurists in the federal judiciary.” “Given Judge Wilson’s credentials, intellect, and respect for the rule of law, I am confident that he will serve the Fifth Circuit and our nation well as a circuit judge.”
As the 200th confirmed federal judge during the Trump administration, Judge Wilson appropriately represents the generational transformation of our courts during the past four years,” Wicker said. “Cory Wilson is a highly-qualified, conservative-minded judge who will be a credit to the nation and to his native Mississippi. His confirmation is also the last remaining federal circuit court vacancy. Wilson is the 200th federal judge to be confirmed to a lifetime appointment by the Senate since President Donald J. but is from the Pascagoula-Moss Point area - was confirmed as a judge for the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith announced Wednesday that Wilson - who is a resident of Flora, Miss. Wilson, a Jackson County native, has been confirmed as judge to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.