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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican
Seat
CA80605
Nominated
July 1, 1987
Committee hearing
Oct. 26, 1987
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Nov. 5, 1987
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Nov. 6, 1987
Commissioned
Nov. 9, 1987
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Feb. 1, 2001
Service ended
Oct. 31, 2025Death

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska Judge Nov. 18, 1981 Nov. 9, 1987 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Ronald Reagan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Judge Nov. 9, 1987 Oct. 31, 2025 Death Ronald Reagan

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
Keith Cronin v. Andrew Saul 18-3682 Decided Dec. 27, 2019 Authored
Mario Mejia-Lopez v. William P. Barr 18-3651 Decided Dec. 11, 2019
Joseph Von Kaenel v. Armstrong Teasdale, LLP 18-2850 Decided Dec. 3, 2019
Julia Correia v. Glenn Jones 18-3625 Decided Nov. 27, 2019
United States v. Spencer Fitzpatrick 18-3312 Decided Nov. 21, 2019
Philip Petrone v. Werner Enterprises, Inc. 18-1574 Decided Oct. 10, 2019
Philip Petrone v. Werner Enterprises, Inc. 18-1574 Decided Oct. 10, 2019
John Van Orden v. Mark Stringer 17-3093 Decided Sept. 11, 2019
United States v. Matthew Rouse 18-2554 Decided Sept. 3, 2019
United States v. Anthony Dunlap 18-2696 Decided Aug. 29, 2019
Silvia Sepulveda-Rodriguez v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co 18-1760 Decided Aug. 23, 2019 Authored
Kearney Reg'l Med. Ctr., LLC v. U.S. Dep't of Health & Human Servs. 17-1207 Decided Aug. 19, 2019
United States v. Shane Jones 18-2489 Decided Aug. 19, 2019
Linabel Mejia-Ramos v. William P. Barr 18-1911 Decided Aug. 15, 2019 Authored
Melanie Kelsay v. Matt Ernst 17-2181 Decided Aug. 13, 2019
United States v. David Ruelas-Carbajal 18-2454 Decided Aug. 9, 2019
United States v. Nicholas Davidson 18-2525 Decided Aug. 9, 2019
United States v. Roger White Owl 18-2695 Decided Aug. 8, 2019
United States v. Arthur Jennings, Sr. 17-3584 Decided July 23, 2019
Jose Meza-Lopez v. United States 18-1858 Decided July 16, 2019

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Keith Cronin v. Andrew Saul Eighth Circuit Dec. 27, 2019
Opinion Silvia Sepulveda-Rodriguez v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co Eighth Circuit Aug. 23, 2019
Opinion Linabel Mejia-Ramos v. William P. Barr Eighth Circuit Aug. 15, 2019