Eighth Circuit
James B. Loken
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
- George H.W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- CA81102
- Nominated
- Sept. 10, 1990
- Committee hearing
- Oct. 5, 1990
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Oct. 11, 1990
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Oct. 12, 1990
- Commissioned
- Oct. 17, 1990
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Chief Judge from
- Jan. 1, 2003until Jan. 1, 2010
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Congressman Robert Onder v. Richard von Glahn
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Sept. 18opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Jeremy Phillips
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Sept. 18opinion issued Authored the opinion in Morgan Fitch v. BNSF Railway Company
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Sept. 15
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Sept. 10opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Jeremy Martin
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Sept. 8opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Alexander Faulkner
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Sept. 1panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Candace Scott
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Aug. 31panel identified Sat on the panel in Tosun Fitil v. Justyn Riley
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Aug. 31panel identified Sat on the panel in Union Pacific Railroad Company v. STB
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Aug. 28
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Aug. 19panel identified Sat on the panel in Mary Holmes v. Jessica Bax
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Aug. 18opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Travon Rice
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| Congressman Robert Onder v. Richard von Glahn | 26-2797, 26-2827 | Decided | Sept. 21, 2026 | |
| United States v. Jeremy Phillips | 24-2568 | Decided | Sept. 18, 2026 | Authored |
| Morgan Fitch v. BNSF Railway Company | 25-1968 | Decided | Sept. 18, 2026 | Authored |
| Dr. Scott Jensen v. Minn. Bd. of Medical Practice | 25-1812 | Decided | Sept. 15, 2026 | |
| United States v. Jeremy Martin | 24-2816 | Decided | Sept. 10, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Alexander Faulkner | 24-2296 | Decided | Sept. 8, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Candace Scott | 25-1230 | Decided | Sept. 1, 2026 | |
| Union Pacific Railroad Company v. STB | 25-2919 | Decided | Aug. 31, 2026 | |
| Tosun Fitil v. Justyn Riley | 25-1952 | Decided | Aug. 31, 2026 | |
| Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc. v. Steve Simon | 25-1703 | Decided | Aug. 28, 2026 | Authored |
| Mary Holmes v. Jessica Bax | 25-1987 | Decided | Aug. 19, 2026 | |
| United States v. Travon Rice | 24-2817 | Decided | Aug. 18, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Lawrence Newell, III | 24-3025 | Decided | Aug. 13, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Richard Kucera | 25-3180 | Decided | Aug. 13, 2026 | |
| United States v. Amir Mulamba | 25-2895 | Decided | Aug. 12, 2026 | |
| Dakotans for Health v. Monae Johnson | 25-2940 | Decided | Aug. 11, 2026 | |
| Rustico Lacsina v. Todd Blanche | 24-3373, 25-1754 | Decided | Aug. 6, 2026 | |
| United States v. Latroy Currie | 25-2666, 25-3141 | Decided | Aug. 5, 2026 | Authored |
| Lawrence Hamby v. State of Iowa | 24-3548 | Decided | Aug. 3, 2026 | |
| United States v. Shelly Ketcher | 24-3142 | Decided | July 31, 2026 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | Morgan Fitch v. BNSF Railway Company | Eighth Circuit | Sept. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Jeremy Phillips | Eighth Circuit | Sept. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Jeremy Martin | Eighth Circuit | Sept. 10, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Alexander Faulkner | Eighth Circuit | Sept. 8, 2026 |
| Opinion | Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc. v. Steve Simon | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 28, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Travon Rice | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Lawrence Newell, III | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Latroy Currie | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 5, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Shelly Ketcher | Eighth Circuit | July 31, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Iowans for Alternatives v. Mary Mosiman | Eighth Circuit | July 30, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Lance Longie | Eighth Circuit | July 28, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Sterling Spotted Elk, Jr. | Eighth Circuit | July 27, 2026 |
| Dissent | Cannon Falls Area Schools v. Hanover American Ins. Co. | Eighth Circuit | July 27, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Malcolm Redmon | Eighth Circuit | July 14, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Robert Drayton, Jr. | Eighth Circuit | July 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Isaac Loggins, Jr. | Eighth Circuit | July 10, 2026 |
| Concurrence | United States v. Justin Schneider | Eighth Circuit | June 11, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Christopher Bonham v. Frank Bisignano | Eighth Circuit | June 2, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Oscar Hudspeth, Sr. | Eighth Circuit | April 24, 2026 |
| Opinion | Roxana Quijano-Duran v. Pamela Bondi | Eighth Circuit | April 2, 2026 |