Eighth Circuit
Raymond W. Gruender
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 W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- CA80706
- Nominated
- Sept. 29, 2003
- Committee hearing
- Jan. 22, 2004
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)March 4, 2004
- Senate vote
- 97–1Roll Call
- Confirmed
- May 20, 2004
- Commissioned
- June 5, 2004
- ABA rating
- Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Aug. 31panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Cameron Smith
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Aug. 31
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Aug. 28panel identified Sat on the panel in Andrew Halloran v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of America
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Aug. 27panel identified Sat on the panel in Romantix-Fargo, Inc. v. City of Fargo
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Aug. 20
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Aug. 20panel identified Sat on the panel in Wendy Guida v. Cass County, Nebraska
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Aug. 20panel identified Sat on the panel in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Keith Ellison
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Aug. 20
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Aug. 13panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Lawrence Newell, III
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Aug. 13opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Richard Kucera
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Aug. 12opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Amir Mulamba
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Aug. 11panel identified Sat on the panel in Nate Maniktala v. CIR
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| Union Pacific Railroad Company v. STB | 25-2919 | Decided | Aug. 31, 2026 | Authored |
| 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 | |
| Romantix-Fargo, Inc. v. City of Fargo | 25-2235 | Decided | Aug. 27, 2026 | |
| Wendy Guida v. Cass County, Nebraska | 25-2470 | Decided | Aug. 20, 2026 | |
| Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Keith Ellison | 24-3094 | Decided | Aug. 20, 2026 | |
| United States v. Holsey Ellingburg, Jr. | 23-3129 | Decided | Aug. 20, 2026 | Authored |
| Asli Jama v. Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Ins. Co. | 25-2563 | Decided | Aug. 20, 2026 | |
| United States v. Lawrence Newell, III | 24-3025 | Decided | Aug. 13, 2026 | |
| United States v. Richard Kucera | 25-3180 | Decided | Aug. 13, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Amir Mulamba | 25-2895 | Decided | Aug. 12, 2026 | Authored |
| Dakotans for Health v. Monae Johnson | 25-2940 | Decided | Aug. 11, 2026 | Authored |
| Nate Maniktala v. CIR | 25-1366 | Decided | Aug. 11, 2026 | |
| United States v. Alexzandra Blanco | 25-2053 | Decided | Aug. 10, 2026 | |
| Justin Morales v. United States | 25-1354 | Decided | Aug. 10, 2026 | |
| United States v. Todd Sutton, Jr. | 25-2313 | Decided | Aug. 5, 2026 | Authored |
| FA ND Chev, LLC v. BAPTKO, Inc. | 25-1741 | Decided | Aug. 4, 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 | |
| Iowans for Alternatives v. Mary Mosiman | 25-2087 | Decided | July 30, 2026 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion of the Court | Union Pacific Railroad Company v. STB | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 31, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Holsey Ellingburg, Jr. | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 20, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Richard Kucera | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Amir Mulamba | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 12, 2026 |
| Opinion | Dakotans for Health v. Monae Johnson | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 11, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Todd Sutton, Jr. | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 5, 2026 |
| Opinion | FA ND Chev, LLC v. BAPTKO, Inc. | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 4, 2026 |
| Opinion | Anthony Knight v. Cambria Company, LLC | Eighth Circuit | July 28, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Cannon Falls Area Schools v. Hanover American Ins. Co. | Eighth Circuit | July 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | Jquan McInnis v. Warden William Bolin | Eighth Circuit | July 2, 2026 |
| Opinion | Kevin Flowers v. Caremark PCS Health, LLC | Eighth Circuit | June 29, 2026 |
| Opinion | Priscilla Croxdale v. Travelers Home and Marine Ins. | Eighth Circuit | June 24, 2026 |
| Opinion | Christopher Lockhart v. Siloam Springs, Arkansas | Eighth Circuit | June 10, 2026 |
| Opinion | Elisa Lopez-Vasquez v. Pamela Bondi | Eighth Circuit | May 29, 2026 |
| Opinion | Leticia Roberts v. Tony Thompson | Eighth Circuit | May 20, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Neil Chandran | Eighth Circuit | May 19, 2026 |
| Opinion | Richard Goecke v. 3M Company | Eighth Circuit | May 14, 2026 |
| Opinion | Thomas Matula, Jr. v. Wells Fargo & Company | Eighth Circuit | May 12, 2026 |
| Opinion | Jabbok Schlacks v. Neil Chheda | Eighth Circuit | April 29, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Matthew Keirans | Eighth Circuit | April 23, 2026 |