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Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr.
This page is about the federal judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. If you are looking for information on the federal judge for the Western District of Missouri, please see Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr.
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Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. is a federal Article III judge on senior status for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He joined the court in 2008 after being nominated by President George W. Bush. (R) Limbaugh assumed senior status on August 1, 2020.
Matthew Schelp was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) to succeed Limbaugh. Schelp was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 12, 2020.
Early life and education
Limbaugh received his bachelor's degree in history from Southern Methodist University in December 1973, his J.D. from Southern Methodist University School of Law in December 1976 and his Master of Laws in Judicial Process in May 1998 from the University of Virginia School of Law.[1]
Professional career
Justice Limbaugh was a partner in law firm of Limbaugh, Limbaugh, Russell & Syler, P.C., Cape Girardeau from January 1983 through August 1987; prior to this he was the prosecuting attorney of Cape Girardeau County (January 1979 through December 1982) and an associate in law firm of Limbaugh, Limbaugh & Russell from May 1977 to November 1978.[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Missouri
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Kit Bond, Limbaugh was nominated by President George W. Bush (R) on December 6, 2007, to a seat vacated by Donald Stohr as Donald Stohr assumed senior status. Limbaugh was confirmed by the Senate on June 10, 2008, on unanimous consent of the Senate and received commission on August 1, 2008. He assumed senior status on August 1, 2020. Limbaugh was succeeded by Matthew Schelp.[1]
Missouri Supreme Court
Limbaugh was a justice of the Missouri Supreme Court. He was appointed to the court in August 1992, and subsequently retained in November 1994 and November 2006 for 12-year terms.
Limbaugh served as Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court from July 2001 through June 2003. Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, he served as a circuit judge in the 32nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri from September 1987 to August 1992.[1]
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Judge Limbaugh's bio at the Federal Judicial Center
- United States District Court Eastern District of Missouri, Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr.
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Donald Stohr |
Eastern District of Missouri 2008–2020 Seat #9 |
Succeeded by: Matthew Schelp
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| 2001 |
Armijo • Bates • Beistline • Blackburn • Bowdre • Bunning • Bury • Caldwell • Camp • Cassell • Cebull • Clement • Clifton • Crane • Eagan • Engelhardt • Friot • Gibbons • Granade • Gregory • Gritzner • Haddon • Hartz • Heaton • Hicks • Howard • Johnson • Jorgenson • Krieger • Land • Leon • Mahan • Martinez • Martone • McConnell • Melloy • Mills • O'Brien • Parker • Payne • Prost • Reeves • Riley • Robinson • Rogers • Royal • Shedd • B. Smith • L. Smith • Walton • Wooten • Zainey | ||
| 2002 |
Africk • Anderson • Autrey • Baylson • Cercone • Chesler • Clark • Collyer • Conner • Conti • Corrigan • Davis • Davis • Dorr • England • Ericksen • Fuller • Gardner • Godbey • Griesbach • Hanen • Hovland • Hudson • Jones • Jordan • Kinkeade • Klausner • Kugler • Leighton • Linares • Moses • Marra • Martinez • Martini • Mays • McVerry • Phillips • Raggi • Reade • Rose • Rufe • Savage • Schwab • Smith • St. Eve • Walter • White • Wolfson | ||
| 2003 |
Adams • Altonaga • Bea • Benitez • Bennett • Boyle • Brack • Breen • Browning • Burns • Bybee • Callahan • Campbell • Cardone • Carney • Castel • Chertoff • Cohn • Colloton • Conrad • Coogler • Cook • Cooke • Crone • Der-Yeghiayan • Drell • Duffey • Duncan • Erickson • Feuerstein • Figa • Filip • Fischer • Fisher • Flanagan • Floyd • Frost • Gibson • Greer • Gruender • Guirola • Hall • Hardiman • Hayes • Herrera • Hicks • Holmes • Holwell • Hopkins • Houston • Irizarry • Jones • Junell • Karas • Kravitz • Martinez • McKnight • Minaldi • Montalvo • Mosman • Otero • Pickering • Prado • Pratter • Proctor • Quarles • Robart • Roberts • Robinson • Rodgers • Rodriguez • Sabraw • Sanchez • Saylor • Selna • Sharpe • Simon • Springmann • Stanceu • Steele • Stengel • Suko • Sutton • Sykes • Titus • Townes • Tymkovich • Van Antwerpen • Varlan • Wake • Wesley • White • Woodcock • Yeakel | ||
| 2004 |
Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson | ||
| 2005 |
Alito • Barrett • Batten • Bianco • Brown • Burgess • Conrad • Cox • Crotty • Delgado-Colon • Dever • DuBose • Griffin • Griffith • Johnston • Kendall • Larson • Ludington • Mattice • McKeague • Neilson • Owen • Pryor • Roberts • Sandoval • Schiltz • Seabright • Smoak • Van Tatenhove • Vitaliano • Watkins • Zouhary | ||
| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri
State courts:
Missouri Supreme Court • Missouri Court of Appeals • Missouri Circuit Courts • Missouri Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Missouri • Missouri judicial elections • Judicial selection in Missouri
