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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican
Seat
CA80408
Nominated
Sept. 22, 1982
Committee hearing
Sept. 29, 1982
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Sept. 30, 1982
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Oct. 1, 1982
Commissioned
Oct. 1, 1982
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
May 1, 1999
Service ended
July 14, 2015Death

Source Federal Judicial Center.

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.

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Lemuel Carter, Jr. v. Michael Kemna Jeremiah (Jay) W. Nixon, Missouri Attorney General Eighth Circuit July 3, 2001