Eighth Circuit
William Jay Riley
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
- CA80606
- Nominated
- May 23, 2001
- Committee hearing
- July 24, 2001
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Aug. 2, 2001
- Senate vote
- 97–0Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Aug. 2, 2001
- Commissioned
- Aug. 3, 2001
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Chief Judge from
- Jan. 1, 2010until Jan. 1, 2017
- Senior status
- June 30, 2017
- Service ended
- Jan. 27, 2023Death
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Dec. 10, 2002
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meehan v. United Consumers Club Franchising Corp. | Decided | Dec. 10, 2002 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Meehan v. United Consumers Club Franchising Corp. | Eighth Circuit | Dec. 10, 2002 |