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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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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