1. District of Missouri

2. Eastern District

3. Western District

4. Notes

5. References

The following is a list of judges for United States district courts in Missouri. Missouri currently holds two courts: Eastern^[1] and Western.^[2] These district-level courts are part of the first tier of the U.S. federal judicial system; cases can be appealed to the Eighth Circuit. District court judges are appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate.^[3]

District of Missouri

A single district court for the District of Missouri was established by Congress on March 16, 1822.^[4][5] The district was subdivided into Eastern and Western districts on March 3, 1857. Between these dates, there were only two judges who served the district. The first, James H. Peck, was impeached but acquitted, and served a total of fourteen years on the bench.^[6] The succeeding judge, Robert William Wells, was assigned to the Western District when the District of Missouri was divided.^[7]

  index=1|  name={{sortname|James H.|Peck}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1790–1836|  term=1822–1836|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Monroe|List of federal judges appointed by James Monroe}}|  termination=death|

  index=2|  name={{sortname|Robert William|Wells}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1795–1864|  term=1836–1857|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Jackson|List of federal judges appointed by Andrew Jackson}}|  termination=reassignment|

Eastern District

  index=1|  name={{sortname|Samuel|Treat}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1815–1902|  term=1857–1887|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Pierce|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin Pierce}}|  termination=retirement|

  index=2|  name={{sortname|Amos Madden|Thayer}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1841–1905|  term=1887–1894|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Cleveland|List of federal judges appointed by Grover Cleveland}}|  termination=reappointment|

  index=3|  name={{sortname|Henry Samuel|Priest}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1853–1930|  term=1894–1895|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Cleveland|List of federal judges appointed by Grover Cleveland}}|  termination=resignation|

  index=4|  name={{sortname|Elmer Bragg|Adams}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1842–1916|  term=1895–1905[9]|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Cleveland|List of federal judges appointed by Grover Cleveland}}|  termination=reappointment|

  index=5|  name={{sortname|Gustavus A.|Finkelnburg}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1837–1908|  term=1905–1907[10]|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname|T.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt}}|  termination=resignation|

  index=6|  name={{sortname|David Patterson|Dyer}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1838–1924|  term=1907–1919|  chief term=—|  senior term=1919–1924|  appointer={{sortname|T.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt}}|  termination=death|

  index=7|  name={{sortname|Charles Breckenridge|Faris}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1864–1938|  term=1919–1935|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Wilson|List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson}}|  termination=reappointment|

  index=8|  name={{sortname|Charles B.|Davis}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1877–1943|  term=1924–1943|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Coolidge|List of federal judges appointed by Calvin Coolidge}}|  termination=death|

  index=9|  name={{sortname|George|Moore|dab=judge}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1878–1962|  term=1935–1962|  chief term=1948–1959|  senior term=1962–1962|  appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|  termination=death|

  index=10|  name={{sortname|John Caskie|Collet}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1898–1955|  term=1937–1947|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|  termination=reappointment|

  index=11|  name={{sortname|Richard M.|Duncan}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1889–1974|  term=1943–1965|  chief term=—|  senior term=1965–1974|  appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|  termination=death|

  index=12|  name={{sortname|Rubey Mosley|Hulen}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1894–1956|  term=1943–1956|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|  termination=death|

  index=13|  name={{sortname|Roy Winfield|Harper}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1905–1994|  term=1947–1971[11]|  chief term=1959–1971|  senior term=1971–1994|  appointer={{sortname||Truman|List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman}}|  termination=death|

  index=14|  name={{sortname|Randolph Henry|Weber}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1909–1961|  term=1957–1961|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}}|  termination=death|

  index=15|  name={{sortname|James Hargrove|Meredith}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1914–1988|  term=1962–1979|  chief term=1971–1979|  senior term=1979–1988|  appointer={{sortname||Kennedy|List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy}}|  termination=death|

  index=16|  name={{sortname|John Keating|Regan}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1911–1987|  term=1962–1977|  chief term=—|  senior term=1977–1987|  appointer={{sortname||Kennedy|List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy}}|  termination=death|

  index=17|  name={{sortname|William Robert|Collinson}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1912–1995|  term=1965–1980|  chief term=—|  senior term=1980–1995|  appointer={{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}|  termination=death|

  index=18|  name={{sortname|William H.|Webster}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1924–present|  term=1970–1973|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}|  termination=reappointment|

  index=19|  name={{sortname|Harris Kenneth|Wangelin}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1913–1987|  term=1970–1983|  chief term=1979–1983|  senior term=1983–1987|  appointer={{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}|  termination=death|

  index=20|  name={{sortname|John Francis|Nangle}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1922–2008|  term=1973–1990|  chief term=1983–1990|  senior term=1990–2008|  appointer={{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}|  termination=death|

  index=21|  name={{sortname|Edward Louis|Filippine}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1930–present|  term=1977–1995|  chief term=1990–1995|  senior term=1995–present|  appointer={{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}|  termination=—|

  index=22|  name={{sortname|William L.|Hungate}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1922–2007|  term=1979–1991|  chief term=—|  senior term=1991–1992|  appointer={{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}|  termination=retirement|

  index=23|  name={{sortname|Clyde S.|Cahill Jr.}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1923–2004|  term=1980–1992|  chief term=—|  senior term=1992–2004|  appointer={{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}|  termination=death|

  index=24|  name={{sortname|Joseph Edward|Stevens Jr.}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1928–1998|  term=1981–1995|  chief term=—|  senior term=1995–1998|  appointer={{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}|  termination=death|

  index=25|  name={{sortname|Stephen N.|Limbaugh Sr.}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1927–present|  term=1983–1996|  chief term=—|  senior term=1996–2008|  appointer={{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}|  termination=retirement|

  index=26|  name={{sortname|George F.|Gunn Jr.}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1927–1998|  term=1985–1996|  chief term=—|  senior term=1996–1998|  appointer={{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}|  termination=death|

  index=27|  name={{sortname|Jean Constance|Hamilton}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1945–present|  term=1990–2013|  chief term=1995–2002|  senior term=2013–present|  appointer={{sortname|G.H.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush}}|  termination=—|

  index=28|  name={{sortname|Donald J.|Stohr}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1934–2015|  term=1992–2006|  chief term=—|  senior term=2006–2015|  appointer={{sortname|G.H.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush}}|  termination=death|

  index=29|  name={{sortname|Carol E.|Jackson}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1952–present|  term=1992–2017|  chief term=2002–2009|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname|G.H.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush}}|  termination=retirement|

  index=30|  name={{sortname|Charles Alexander|Shaw}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1944–present|  term=1993–2009|  chief term=—|  senior term=2009–present|  appointer={{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}}|  termination=—|

  index=31|  name={{sortname|Catherine D.|Perry}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1952–present|  term=1994–2018|  chief term=2009–2016|  senior term=2018–present|  appointer={{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}}|  termination=—|

  index=32|  name={{sortname|E. Richard|Webber}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1942–present|  term=1995–2009|  chief term=—|  senior term=2009–present|  appointer={{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}}|  termination=—|

  index=33|  name={{sortname|Nanette Kay|Laughrey}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1946–present|  term=1996–2011|  chief term=—|  senior term=2011–present|  appointer={{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}}|  termination=—|

  index=34|  name={{sortname|Rodney W.|Sippel}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1956–present|  term=1997–present|  chief term=2016–present|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}}|  termination=—|

  index=35|  name={{sortname|Henry Edward|Autrey}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1952–present|  term=2002–present|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname|G.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush}}|  termination=—|

  index=36|  name={{sortname|Stephen N.|Limbaugh Jr.}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1952–present|  term=2008–present|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname|G.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush}}|  termination=—|

  index=37|  name={{sortname|Audrey G.|Fleissig}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1955–present|  term=2010–present|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Obama|List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama}}|  termination=—|

  index=38|  name={{sortname|John Andrew|Ross}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1954–present|  term=2011–present|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Obama|List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama}}|  termination=—|

  index=39|  name={{sortname|Brian C.|Wimes}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1966–present|  term=2012–present|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Obama|List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama}}|  termination=—|

  index=39|  name={{sortname|Ronnie L.|White}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1953–present|  term=2014–present|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Obama|List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama}}|  termination=—|

Western District

Thirty six judges have been appointed to the Western District of Missouri over the course of its existence. Of those, the most noted is Charles Evans Whittaker, who served on the court only briefly before being elevated to the Eighth Circuit, and then to the Supreme Court of the United States.

  index=1|  name={{sortname|Robert William|Wells}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1795–1864|  term=1857–1864[12]|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Jackson|List of federal judges appointed by Andrew Jackson}}|  termination=death|

  index=2|  name={{sortname|Arnold|Krekel}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1815–1888|  term=1865–1888|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Lincoln|List of federal judges appointed by Abraham Lincoln}}|  termination=retirement|

  index=3|  name={{sortname|John Finis|Philips}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1834–1919|  term=1888–1910|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Cleveland|List of federal judges appointed by Grover Cleveland}}|  termination=retirement|

  index=4|  name={{sortname|Arba Seymour|Van Valkenburgh}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1862–1944|  term=1910–1925|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Taft|List of federal judges appointed by William Howard Taft}}|  termination=reappointment|

  index=5|  name={{sortname|Albert L.|Reeves}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1873–1971|  term=1923–1954|  chief term=1948–1954|  senior term=1954–1971|  appointer={{sortname||Harding|List of federal judges appointed by Warren G. Harding}}|  termination=death|

  index=6|  name={{sortname|Merrill E.|Otis}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1884–1944|  term=1925–1944[13]|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Coolidge|List of federal judges appointed by Calvin Coolidge}}|  termination=death|

  index=7|  name={{sortname|John Caskie|Collet}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1898–1955|  term=1937–1947|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|  termination=reappointment|

  index=8|  name={{sortname|Richard M.|Duncan}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1889–1974|  term=1943–1965|  chief term=1954–1959|  senior term=1965–1974|  appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|  termination=death|

  index=9|  name={{sortname|Albert Alphonso|Ridge}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1898–1967|  term=1945–1961|  chief term=1959–1961|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|  termination=reappointment|

  index=10|  name={{sortname|Roy Winfield|Harper}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1905–1994|  term=1947–1971[14]|  chief term=—|  senior term=1971–1994|  appointer={{sortname||Truman|List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman}}|  termination=death|

  index=11|  name={{sortname|Charles Evans|Whittaker}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1901–1973|  term=1954–1956|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}}|  termination=reappointment|

  index=12|  name={{sortname|Randle Jasper|Smith}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1908–1962|  term=1956–1962|  chief term=1961–1962|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}}|  termination=death|

  index=13|  name={{sortname|Floyd Robert|Gibson}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1910–2001|  term=1961–1965|  chief term=1962–1965|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Kennedy|List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy}}|  termination=reappointment|

  index=14|  name={{sortname|William Henry|Becker}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1909–1992|  term=1961–1977|  chief term=1965–1977|  senior term=1977–1992|  appointer={{sortname||Kennedy|List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy}}|  termination=death|

  index=15|  name={{sortname|John Watkins|Oliver}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1914–1990|  term=1962–1980|  chief term=1977–1980|  senior term=1980–1990|  appointer={{sortname||Kennedy|List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy}}|  termination=death|

  index=16|  name={{sortname|William Robert|Collinson}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1912–1995|  term=1965–1980|  chief term=—|  senior term=1980–1995|  appointer={{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}|  termination=death|

  index=17|  name={{sortname|Elmo Bolton|Hunter}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1915–2003|  term=1965–1980|  chief term=1980–1980|  senior term=1980–2003|  appointer={{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}|  termination=death|

  index=18|  name={{sortname|Harris Kenneth|Wangelin}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1913–1987|  term=1970–1983|  chief term=—|  senior term=1983–1987|  appointer={{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}|  termination=death|

  index=19|  name={{sortname|Russell Gentry|Clark}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1925–2003|  term=1977–1991|  chief term=1980–1985|  senior term=1991–2000|  appointer={{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}|  termination=retirement|

  index=20|  name={{sortname|Scott Olin|Wright}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1923–2016|  term=1979–1991|  chief term=1985–1990|  senior term=1991–2016|  appointer={{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}|  termination=death|

  index=21|  name={{sortname|Howard F.|Sachs}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1925–present|  term=1979–1992|  chief term=1990–1992|  senior term=1992–present|  appointer={{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}|  termination=—|

  index=22|  name={{sortname|Joseph Edward|Stevens Jr.}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1928–1998|  term=1981–1995|  chief term=1992–1995|  senior term=1995–1998|  appointer={{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}|  termination=death|

  index=23|  name={{sortname|D. Brook|Bartlett}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1937–2000|  term=1981–2000|  chief term=1995–2000|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}|  termination=death|

  index=24|  name={{sortname|John R.|Gibson}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1925–2014|  term=1981–1982|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}|  termination=reappointment|

  index=25|  name={{sortname|Ross Thompson|Roberts}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1938–1987|  term=1982–1987|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}|  termination=death|

  index=26|  name={{sortname|Stephen N.|Limbaugh Sr.}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1927–present|  term=1983–1996|  chief term=—|  senior term=1996–2008|  appointer={{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}|  termination=retirement|

  index=27|  name={{sortname|Dean|Whipple}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1938–present|  term=1987–2007|  chief term=2000–2007|  senior term=2007–present|  appointer={{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}|  termination=—|

  index=28|  name={{sortname|Fernando J.|Gaitan Jr.}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1948–present|  term=1991–2014|  chief term=2007–2014|  senior term=2014–present|  appointer={{sortname|G.H.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush}}|  termination=—|

  index=29|  name={{sortname|Ortrie D.|Smith}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1946–present|  term=1995–2011|  chief term=—|  senior term=2011–present|  appointer={{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}}|  termination=—|

  index=30|  name={{sortname|Gary A.|Fenner}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1947–present|  term=1996–2015|  chief term=—|  senior term=2015–present|  appointer={{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}}|  termination=—|

  index=31|  name={{sortname|Nanette Kay|Laughrey}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1946–present|  term=1996–2011|  chief term=—|  senior term=2011–present|  appointer={{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}}|  termination=—|

  index=32|  name={{sortname|Rodney W.|Sippel}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1956–present|  term=1997–present|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}}|  termination=—|

  index=33|  name={{sortname|Richard Everett|Dorr}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1943–2013|  term=2002–2013|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname|G.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush}}|  termination=death|

  index=34|  name={{sortname|David Gregory|Kays}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1962–present|  term=2008–present|  chief term=2014–2019|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname|G.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush}}|  termination=—|

  index=35|  name={{sortname|Mary Elizabeth|Phillips}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1969–present|  term=2012–present|  chief term=2019–present|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Obama|List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama}}|  termination=—|

  index=36|  name={{sortname|Brian C.|Wimes}}|  state=MO|  borndied=1966–present|  term=2012–present|  chief term=—|  senior term=—|  appointer={{sortname||Obama|List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama}}|  termination=—|

Notes

References

• {{cite web|url=http://www.fjc.gov/public/home.nsf/hisj |title=Judges of the United States Courts |work=Biographical Directory of Federal Judges |publisher=Federal Judicial Center |accessdate=2009-04-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730115701/http://www.fjc.gov/public/home.nsf/hisj |archivedate=2016-07-30 |df= }}
• {{cite book|last=Hinds|first=Asher C.|authorlink=Asher Hinds|title=Hinds' Precedents of the House of Representatives of the United States|publisher=United States Government Printing Office|date=March 4, 1907|volume=Volume III|url=http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=hinds_prec_vol_iii&docid=f:hinds_pre.wais|accessdate=April 6, 2009}}

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