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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

JudgeTitleAppointed byStatus
Steven M. CollotonJudgeGeorge W. BushActive
James B. LokenJudgeGeorge H.W. BushActive
Lavenski R. SmithJudgeGeorge W. BushActive
Raymond W. GruenderJudgeGeorge W. BushActive
Bobby E. ShepherdJudgeGeorge W. BushActive
Jane Louise KellyJudgeBarack ObamaActive
Leonard Steven GraszJudgeDonald J. TrumpActive
David Ryan StrasJudgeDonald J. TrumpActive
Jonathan Allen KobesJudgeDonald J. TrumpActive
Justin Daniel SmithJudgeDonald J. TrumpActive
Daniel Mack TraynorJudgeDonald J. TrumpActive
Pasco Middleton Bowman, IIJudgeRonald ReaganSenior status
Roger Leland WollmanJudgeRonald ReaganSenior status
David Rasmussen HansenJudgeGeorge H.W. BushSenior status
Morris Sheppard ArnoldJudgeGeorge H.W. BushSenior status
William Duane BentonJudgeGeorge W. BushSenior status
Ralph R. EricksonJudgeDonald J. TrumpSenior status

The court’s website: https://www.ca8.uscourts.gov

From the Federal Judicial Center’s directory as of Nov. 4, 2026. This is a plain list: the full page could not be shown.