Charles R. Wilson at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 9, 1999–present
Charles R. Wilson
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida, 1994-1999
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1990-1994
- Judge, Hillsborough County Florida Court, 1986-1990
- Private practice, Tampa, FL, 1981-1986
- Assistant county attorney, Hillsborough County, FL, 1980-1981
- Law clerk, Hon. Joseph W. Hatchett, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1979-1980
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1999-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Education
- University of Notre Dame · B.A., 1976
- Jesuit High School
Personal record
Born 1954 · Pensacola, FL
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390986CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3500/charles-r-wilson/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure