Myron Howard Bright
How Judge Bright rules, drawn from 32 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Bright no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Bright
Myron H. Bright was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Judge Bright received a commission on June 7, 1968. Judge Bright assumed senior status on June 1, 1985 and served until death on December 12, 2016.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction.”
“Accordingly, we vacate the order denying the motion to suppress and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
“Accordingly, we affirm the order of the district court.”
“Having determined that the officers violated the Fourth Amendment rights of appellee Pena-Saiz with respect to the pat-down search, we affirm the district court's grant of Pena-Saiz' motion to suppress the evidence unlawfully seized.”
“Finding no other grounds to save his petition, we affirm the dismissal of Nelson's habeas corpus petition on statute of limitations grounds.”
“Therefore, the district court's summary judgment of dismissal is affirmed.”
“Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is reversed, and the cause remanded to that court with instructions to remand the matter to the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration for further proceedings in light of this opinion.”
“We reject Barber’s arguments that the district court lacked jurisdiction ... but we remand for resentencing for the following reasons.”
“Because Woods knew and agreed to the procedure followed by the district court, no miscarriage of justice exists here. ... Accordingly, we dismiss Woods’ appeal.”
“We reverse and remand to the district court, which in turn should remand to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings and for reconsideration of Brueggemann's claims in a manner consistent with this opinion.”
“Because the ALJ failed to develop the record fairly and fully, we reverse the district court and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Circuit judges do not carry a trial caseload; not enumerated.
A historical record
Judge Bright no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.