After a quarter century, Judge Charles R. Wilson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit will assume senior status, teeing up an open seat for President Joe Biden to fill.

“I’ll be 70 years old in a few months and it just seemed like the perfect time for me to step aside and make room for someone younger to have an opportunity to serve on the Eleventh Circuit,” Wilson said in an interview. “The court benefits from having people with different life experiences and backgrounds, so I would expect that will be taken into consideration.”

Judge Charles R. Wilson, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. (Credit: Zach Porter/ALM) Judge Charles R. Wilson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. (Credit: Zach Porter/ALM)