Eighth Circuit
Jonathan Allen Kobes
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
- Seat
- CA81302
- Nominated
- June 11, 2018
- Committee hearing
- Aug. 22, 2018
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Oct. 11, 2018
- Senate vote
- 51–50Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Dec. 11, 2018
- Commissioned
- Dec. 12, 2018
- ABA rating
- Not Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 18opinion issued Authored the opinion in Kelli Florek v. Creighton University
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Sept. 10panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Jeremy Martin
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Sept. 3
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Sept. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in BNSF Railway Company v. U.S. Dept. of Labor
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Sept. 3
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Sept. 1panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Hector Benavidez
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Aug. 31panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Cameron Smith
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Aug. 28
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Aug. 28opinion issued Authored the opinion in Rachael Post v. Frank Bisignano
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Aug. 28
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Aug. 27panel identified Sat on the panel in Romantix-Fargo, Inc. v. City of Fargo
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Aug. 27panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. William Parrott
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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | Kelli Florek v. Creighton University | Eighth Circuit | Sept. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | Rachael Post v. Frank Bisignano | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 28, 2026 |
| Opinion | Andrew Halloran v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of America | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 28, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | United States v. Venetia Torres | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 24, 2026 |
| Opinion | David Taff v. Brian DuBuc | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | Anna Chernyy v. Monty Roesler | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 11, 2026 |
| Opinion | Danielle Rennenger v. Aquawood, LLC | Eighth Circuit | July 30, 2026 |
| Opinion | Rick Hibbert v. MC Realty Group, LLC | Eighth Circuit | July 30, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Sheila Murphy v. Continental Resources, Inc. | Eighth Circuit | July 8, 2026 |
| Opinion | Nyra Miller-Fields v. Ryan Londregan | Eighth Circuit | July 7, 2026 |
| Opinion | Christopher Majors v. City of West Des Moines | Eighth Circuit | June 25, 2026 |
| Opinion | Austin Fraase v. Advantage Credit Bureau | Eighth Circuit | June 25, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Justin Schneider | Eighth Circuit | June 25, 2026 |
| Opinion | Sophia Wilansky v. Morton County, North Dakota | Eighth Circuit | June 24, 2026 |
| Opinion | Sara Dobbins v. Brooke L. Rollins | Eighth Circuit | June 24, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Justin Schneider | Eighth Circuit | June 11, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Roy Franklin, Jr. | Eighth Circuit | June 1, 2026 |
| Opinion | Data Axle, Inc. v. Andrew Nolting | Eighth Circuit | June 1, 2026 |
| Dissent | Brake Plus NWA, Inc. v. TRAN | Eighth Circuit | May 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | Jason Schmit v. Trimac Transportation, Inc. | Eighth Circuit | April 9, 2026 |