Jennifer Marie Philpott Wilson (born 1975) is a

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of the

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Education

Wilson earned her

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, ''cum laude'', from

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and her

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, ''

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'', from

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, where she served as the Executive Notes and Comments Editor for the ''Brooklyn Law Review''."President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, United States Attorney Nominee, and United States Marshal Nominees" White House, May 3, 2019

Career

Upon graduation from law school, Wilson served as a

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for Judge

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of the

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and for Judge

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of the

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. She then served as a trial attorney with the Department of Justice's Tax Division and was an associate with

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LLP. From 2009 until 2019, she was a partner with Philpott Wilson LLP, in

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, where her practice included

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, and

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matters. From 2011 to 2012, she was an

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, teaching a course on written advocacy and judicial opinions.

Federal judicial service

On May 3, 2019, President

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announced his intent to nominate Wilson to serve as a

for the

. On May 13, 2019, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Wilson to the seat vacated by Judge

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, who assumed senior status on October 11, 2018. On June 5, 2019, a hearing on her nomination was held before the

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. On June 27, 2019, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 18–4 vote. On November 6, 2019, the

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invoked cloture on her nomination by an 89–3 vote. On November 7, 2019, her nomination was confirmed by a 88–3 vote. She received her judicial commission on November 8, 2019.

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