Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
Kelli Florek v. Creighton University 25-1092 Decided Sept. 18, 2026 Authored
United States v. Jeremy Martin 24-2816 Decided Sept. 10, 2026
XTO Energy, Inc. v. Commerce and Industry Ins. Co. 24-3101 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
BNSF Railway Company v. U.S. Dept. of Labor 25-2436 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
The Iowa Farm Sanctuary v. Univ. of MO Vet Health Center 25-2503 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
United States v. Hector Benavidez 25-2497 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
United States v. Cameron Smith 25-1516, 25-1517 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
Andrew Halloran v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of America 25-2550 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc. v. Steve Simon 25-1703 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Rachael Post v. Frank Bisignano 25-2081 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Romantix-Fargo, Inc. v. City of Fargo 25-2235 Decided Aug. 27, 2026
United States v. Rick Kelley 25-3008 Decided Aug. 27, 2026
United States v. William Parrott 25-2213 Decided Aug. 27, 2026
Jon Holland v. Martin Simmerman 25-3020 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
United States v. Venetia Torres 25-1589 Decided Aug. 24, 2026 Authored
Asli Jama v. Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Ins. Co. 25-2563 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Keith Ellison 24-3094 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Wendy Guida v. Cass County, Nebraska 25-2470 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
United States v. Travon Rice 24-2817 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
David Taff v. Brian DuBuc 25-1405 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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