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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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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