Trump Taps Wilson in New Try to Fill Fifth Circuit Seat

Mississippi state appeals court judge Cory Wilson is President Donald Trump’s intended pick to fill a vacant seat on the New Orleans-based federal appeals court after Republican opposition derailed the previous nominee, the White House said.

The vacancy in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is one of the only remaining vacancies left for Trump to fill at the appeals court level. Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.), have prioritized appeals court vacancies over the last three years. Already more than a quarter of the judges at that level were tapped by Trump.

Prior to ...