Victoria Wilson

Victoria Wilson
Born	1949 (age 68–69) New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Goddard College New School for Social Research
Occupation	Publishing executive
Parent(s)	Mitchell A. Wilson Helen Weinberg Wilson
Relatives	Stella Adler (stepmother)

Victoria "Vicky" Wilson (born 1949) is an American publishing executive who served on the United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) from 2000 through 2001.

Wilson was born in New York City and grew up on Martha's Vineyard. She attended Goddard College and New York's New School for Social Research. She began working at Alfred A. Knopf Publishers in 1972, and she was promoted in 1988 to Senior Editor, Vice President, and Associate Publisher. Authors she edits include Lorrie Moore, Alice Adams, William Gass, Meryle Secrest and Anne Rice.

She also held several positions at the PEN American Center, including the Executive board and Treasurer from 1997 to 1999. She also served as Vice President of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. She taught in the writing program at Columbia University from 1992 to 1993.

Wilson was appointed by Bill Clinton to the USCCR vacancy left by the 1998 death of A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. Wilson voted in support of a USCCR report which found voting irregularities in Florida during the United States presidential election, 2000. Once in office, President George W. Bush attempted to replace Wilson with Peter Kirsanow, but USCCR Commissioner Mary Frances Berry refused Krisanow a seat. Kirsanow sued, claiming Wilson's tenure had expired and he had been validly appointed. Wilson won in federal district court but ultimately lost on appeal in 2002, and the court ordered the seating of Kirsanow following a lengthy legal battle.

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