U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
61 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
Jane Louise Kelly
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Steven Michael Colloton
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
David Ryan Stras
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Raymond William Gruender
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Jonathan Allen Kobes
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
James Burton Loken
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Bobby Ed Shepherd
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Ralph Robert Erickson
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Lavenski Roy Smith
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Marion Charles MatthesRetired 1980
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Charles Joseph VogelRetired 1980
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Leonard Steven Grasz
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Donald Pomery LayRetired 2007
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
William Duane Benton
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Roy Laverne StephensonRetired 1982
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Donald Roe RossRetired 2013
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Albert Alphonso RidgeRetired 1967
Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Floyd Robert GibsonRetired 2001
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Gerald William HeaneyRetired 2006
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Harry Andrew BlackmunDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Harvey M. JohnsenDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
John Benjamin Sanborn Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Pat MehaffyRetired 1981
Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
William Hedgcock WebsterDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Charles Evans WhittakerDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
David Rasmussen Hansen
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Morris Sheppard Arnold
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Kermit Edward ByeRetired 2016
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Michael Joseph MelloyRetired 2024
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Myron Howard BrightRetired 2016
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Diana E. MurphyRetired 2018
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Frank John MagillRetired 2013
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
George Gardner FaggRetired 2015
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
John R. GibsonRetired 2014
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Richard S. ArnoldRetired 2004
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Theodore McMillianRetired 2006
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Pasco Middleton Bowman IINo longer serving
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Roger Leland WollmanRetired 2024
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
William Jay RileyRetired 2023
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Jesse Smith HenleyRetired 1997
Circuit judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)
Clarence Arlen BeamRetired 2025
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Arba Seymour Van ValkenburghRetired 1944
Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Archibald Kenneth GardnerRetired 1962
Circuit judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Charles Breckenridge FarisRetired 1938
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
John Caskie ColletRetired 1955
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Joseph William WoodroughRetired 1977
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Martin Donald Van OosterhoutRetired 1979
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Seth ThomasRetired 1962
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Walter Garrett RiddickRetired 1953
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Wilbur Franklin BoothRetired 1944
Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
William Cather HookRetired 1921
Circuit judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
William Squire KenyonRetired 1933
Circuit judge, appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)
Amos Madden ThayerRetired 1905
Circuit judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Elmer Bragg AdamsRetired 1916
Circuit judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Henry Clay CaldwellRetired 1903
Circuit judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
John Emmett CarlandRetired 1922
Circuit judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)
Walter Henry SanbornRetired 1928
Circuit judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
Walter Inglewood SmithRetired 1922
Circuit judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)
Willis Van DevanterRetired 1910
Circuit judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Kimbrough StoneRetired 1958
Circuit judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
John David KellyRetired 1998
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)