Eighth Circuit
Daniel Mack Traynor
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Donald J. TrumpRepublican president
- Seat
- CA81008
- Nominated
- May 12, 2026
- Committee hearing
- June 10, 2026
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)July 16, 2026
- Senate vote
- 48–47Roll Call
- Confirmed
- July 23, 2026
- Commissioned
- July 24, 2026
- ABA rating
- Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota | Judge | Jan. 13, 2020 | July 28, 2026 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Donald J. Trump |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Judge | July 24, 2026 | In service | Donald J. Trump |
Nominations
Senate nominations naming this judge — their own appointment, or a nomination to the seat they are leaving.
| Nominee | Court | Received | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This judge PN999-6 | Eighth Circuit | May 12, 2026 | Confirmed | 48–47 |
Source Congress.gov. A nomination appears here when the name matches this judge exactly; the Federal Judicial Center record above remains the authority for service actually served.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
- No recorded activity.
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
No panel assignments recorded in the ingested window.
Judicial writings
No writings are attributed to this judge in the ingested records.
Source Authorship is recorded only where the source data carries it. For recent Courts of Appeals opinions CourtListener frequently publishes the decision as a single document without naming the authoring judge, so an absence here means the attribution is unavailable upstream — not that the judge has written nothing.