Jerome L. Wilson

Jerome Linwood Wilson (July 16, 1931 – November 1, 2019) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

In November 1966, he ran for Congress in the 17th District but was defeated by the incumbent Republican Theodore R. Kupferman.

Afterwards, Wilson appeared as a commentator on WCBS-TV, and became the Political Editor of the TV station.

While in the State Senate and commenting on TV, he attended night classes at New York University School of Law, was graduated J.D., was admitted to the bar in 1971, and practiced law with the firm of Rogers & Wells until 1999.

His daughter Sarah L. Wilson received in 2001 from President Bill Clinton a recess appointment as a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.