--- title: "Cory Todd Wilson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cory-todd-wilson" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Cory Todd Wilson U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - State: National federal courts - Role: U.S. Circuit Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge (2020–present) - In summary: Cory Todd Wilson is a Republican jurist with a background in law, state government, and legislative service, now serving as a federal appellate judge in the Fifth Circuit since 2020 - American attorney and jurist serving as a United States Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2020 - Judge, Mississippi Court of Appeals, 2019-2020 - Senior Advisor and Counsel, Mississippi State Treasurer’s Office (2014–2015) - Adjunct professor, Mississippi College School of Law, 1998, 2013 - White House Fellow, U.S. Department of Defense, Special Assistant to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (2005–2006) - Law clerk to Judge Emmett R. Cox, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (1995–1996) ### Education - B.B.A., summa cum laude, University of Mississippi (1992), Taylor Medal in Economics J.D., Yale Law School (1995), Yale Law Journal, Olin Fellow in Economics - Business Administration, summa cum laude — University of Mississippi — 1992 ### Additional information - 22, 2026) and Texas v. - Nominated: May 4, 2020, by President Trump - Commissioned: July 2, 2020 - Senate confirmation: June 24, 2020, by a 52–48 vote - State representative, Mississippi, 2016-2019 - Private practice, Ridgeland, Mississippi, 2016-2019 - Mississippi House of Representatives (2016–2019) - Private practice, Jackson, Mississippi, 1996-2005, 2006-2008, 2011-2016 - Private practice in Jackson, MS (1996–2005, 2006–2008, 2011–2016) - Private practice, Madison, Mississippi, 2011 - Deputy secretary of state and chief of staff, State of Mississippi, 2008-2011 - Born: August 8, 1970, in Pascagoula, Mississippi - Date of birth: 1970-08-08 - Wilson has authored and participated in numerous appellate opinions, including Marshall v. - Replaced E. Grady Jolly - His work spans a range of federal appellate matters, including environmental, civil rights, and administrative law cases. - Birth place: Pascagoula, MS ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### appellate oral argument Scope: courtwide 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. Evidence excerpt: 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 unnecessary [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8479971) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8479971) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8479971) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14470/cory-todd-wilson/) - [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14470/cory-todd-wilson/) - [Judge Cory Todd Wilson](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8479971) - [Wikidata: Cory T. 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