Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judges

Active Judges

Hon. James B. Loken, Chief Judge - Minneapolis, MN - Appointed October 17, 1990
Hon. Roger L. Wollman - Sioux Falls, SD - Appointed July 22, 1985
Hon. Diana E. Murphy - Minneapolis, MN - Appointed October 11, 1994
Hon. Kermit E. Bye - Fargo, ND - Appointed March 9, 2000
Hon. William Jay Riley - Omaha, NE - Appointed August 3, 2001
Hon. Michael J. Melloy - Cedar Rapids, IA - Appointed February 14, 2002
Hon. Lavenski R. Smith - Little Rock, AR - Appointed July 19, 2002
Hon. Steven M. Colloton - Des Moines, IA - Appointed September 10, 2003
Hon. Raymond W. Gruender - St. Louis, MO - Appointed June 5, 2004
Hon. Duane Benton - Kansas City, MO - Appointed July 2, 2004
Hon. Bobby E. Shepherd - El Dorado, AR - Appointed October 10, 2006

Senior Judges

Hon. Myron H. Bright - Fargo, ND - Appointed June 7, 1968
Hon. John R. Gibson - Kansas City, MO - Appointed March 30, 1982
Hon. Pasco M. Bowman - Kansas City, MO - Appointed July 19, 1983
Hon. C. Arlen Beam - Lincoln, NE - Appointed November 9, 1987
Hon. David R. Hansen - Cedar Rapids, IA - Appointed November 18, 1991
Hon. Morris S. Arnold - Little Rock, AR - Appointed May 26, 1992