Eighth Circuit
Leonard Steven Grasz
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
- CA80607
- Nominated
- Aug. 3, 2017
- Committee hearing
- Nov. 1, 2017
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Dec. 7, 2017
- Senate vote
- 50–48Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Dec. 12, 2017
- Commissioned
- Jan. 3, 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. 4
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Sept. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Michael Sack v. City of St. Louis
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Sept. 2panel identified Sat on the panel in Paulina Perez v. Todd Blanche
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Sept. 1panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Hector Benavidez
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Aug. 31opinion issued Dissented in Jim Daws Trucking, LLC v. Daws, Inc.
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Aug. 28panel identified Sat on the panel in Rachael Post v. Frank Bisignano
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Aug. 27panel identified Sat on the panel in Steven Sera v. Randy Zimmerman
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Aug. 26panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Rodney McIntosh
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Aug. 25panel identified Sat on the panel in Sherry Prunty v. Corey Obregon
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Aug. 25panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Bruce Strickland
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Aug. 25opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Jeremy Burton
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Aug. 25opinion issued Authored the opinion in Jon Holland v. Martin Simmerman
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| WPX Energy Williston, LLC v. Honorable B.J. Jones | 25-1083 | Decided | Sept. 4, 2026 | |
| Michael Sack v. City of St. Louis | 25-3044 | Decided | Sept. 4, 2026 | |
| Paulina Perez v. Todd Blanche | 25-1691 | Decided | Sept. 2, 2026 | |
| United States v. Hector Benavidez | 25-2497 | Decided | Sept. 1, 2026 | |
| Jim Daws Trucking, LLC v. Daws, Inc. | 25-1915 | Decided | Aug. 31, 2026 | Authored |
| Rachael Post v. Frank Bisignano | 25-2081 | Decided | Aug. 28, 2026 | |
| Steven Sera v. Randy Zimmerman | 25-2564 | Decided | Aug. 27, 2026 | |
| United States v. Rodney McIntosh | 25-2394 | Decided | Aug. 26, 2026 | |
| United States v. Bruce Strickland | 25-3221 | Decided | Aug. 25, 2026 | |
| Sherry Prunty v. Corey Obregon | 25-2758 | Decided | Aug. 25, 2026 | |
| Jon Holland v. Martin Simmerman | 25-3020 | Decided | Aug. 25, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Jeremy Burton | 25-1006 | Decided | Aug. 25, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Todd Boyd | 25-3240 | Decided | Aug. 20, 2026 | |
| United States v. Kentrell Powell | 25-2005 | Decided | Aug. 20, 2026 | |
| Joseph Falasco v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company | 25-2632 | Decided | Aug. 18, 2026 | |
| United States v. Nicholas Peterson | 25-1788 | Decided | Aug. 17, 2026 | Authored |
| Astrid Matias-Pablo v. Todd Blanche | 25-2021 | Decided | Aug. 14, 2026 | Authored |
| Shamrock Hills, LLC v. State of Iowa | 25-2991 | Decided | Aug. 12, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Lloyd Elk | 24-3230 | Decided | Aug. 11, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Stephon Verges | 25-2033 | Decided | Aug. 11, 2026 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Dissent | Jim Daws Trucking, LLC v. Daws, Inc. | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 31, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Jeremy Burton | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 25, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Jon Holland v. Martin Simmerman | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 25, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Nicholas Peterson | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 17, 2026 |
| Opinion | Astrid Matias-Pablo v. Todd Blanche | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 14, 2026 |
| Opinion | Shamrock Hills, LLC v. State of Iowa | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 12, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Malachi Handley | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 11, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Stephon Verges | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 11, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Lloyd Elk | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 11, 2026 |
| Opinion | Lawrence Hamby v. State of Iowa | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 3, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Iowans for Alternatives v. Mary Mosiman | Eighth Circuit | July 30, 2026 |
| Opinion | Derrick Jones v. City of St. Louis, Missouri | Eighth Circuit | July 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Tyler Denby | Eighth Circuit | July 17, 2026 |
| Dissent | Vaughn Boyd v. Deadwood Tobacco Co. | Eighth Circuit | June 8, 2026 |
| Opinion | Charles Kleinsteuber v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. | Eighth Circuit | May 29, 2026 |
| Opinion | Jeffrey Johnson, Sr. v. Bob Jacobson | Eighth Circuit | May 26, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Ronald Young v. Eric Keyes | Eighth Circuit | May 19, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Brake Plus NWA, Inc. v. TRAN | Eighth Circuit | May 18, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Bailey Belt | Eighth Circuit | May 15, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Armondo Grays, Jr. | Eighth Circuit | May 13, 2026 |