United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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Appellate jurisdiction
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over the district courts
United States district court
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in the following districts
United States federal judicial district
For purposes of the federal judicial system, Congress has divided the United States into judicial districts. There are 94 federal judicial districts, including at least one district in each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico...
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- Eastern District of ArkansasUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of ArkansasThe United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas is the United States District Court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties: Arkansas, Chicot, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Craighead, Conway, Crittenden, Cross, Dallas, Dehsa, Drew, Faulkner, Fulton, Grant,...
- Western District of ArkansasUnited States District Court for the Western District of ArkansasThe United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas is a United States District Court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties: Ashley, Baxter, Benton, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Clarke, Columbia, Crawford, Franklin, Garland, Hempstead, Hot Springs, Howard,...
- Northern District of IowaUnited States District Court for the Northern District of IowaThe United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa has jurisdiction over fifty-two of Iowa's ninety-nine counties. It is subject to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals The United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa (in case citations, N.D. Iowa) has jurisdiction...
- Southern District of IowaUnited States District Court for the Southern District of IowaThe United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa has jurisdiction over forty-seven of Iowa's ninety-nine counties. It is subject to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals The United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (in case citations, S.D. Iowa) has...
- District of MinnesotaUnited States District Court for the District of MinnesotaThe United States District Court for the District of Minnesota is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Minnesota. Its two primary courthouses are in Minneapolis and Saint Paul...
- Eastern District of MissouriUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of MissouriThe United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is a trial level federal district court based in St. Louis, Missouri, with jurisdiction over fifty counties in the eastern half of Missouri. The court is one of ninety-four district-level courts which make up the first tier of...
- Western District of MissouriUnited States District Court for the Western District of MissouriThe United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is the federal judicial district encompassing 66 counties in the western half of the State of Missouri...
- District of NebraskaUnited States District Court for the District of NebraskaThe United States District Court for the District of Nebraska is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Nebraska. Court offices are in Omaha, Lincoln, and North Platte....
- District of North DakotaUnited States District Court for the District of North DakotaThe United States District Court for the District of North Dakota is the United States District Court or the Federal district court, whose jurisdiction is the state of North Dakota. The court is headquartered out of Fargo and has additional locations at Bismarck, Grand Forks, and Minot...
- District of South DakotaUnited States District Court for the District of South DakotaThe United States District Court for the District of South Dakota is the United States District Court or the Federal district court, whose jurisdiction for issues pertaining to federal law or diversity for the state of South Dakota. The court is based in Sioux Falls with other courthouses in...
The court is composed of eleven active judges and is based at the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
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. It is one of thirteen United States courts of appeals
United States court of appeals
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Composition
The Eighth Circuit is the most Republican U.S. Court of Appeals in the nation, with 9 of its 11 active judges (82%) appointed by Republican Presidents. The opposite end of the political spectrum is represented by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...
, which has the highest percentage of Democratic appointees at 60% of active judges (as of November 2010).
See Federal judicial appointment history
Federal judicial appointment history
The appointment of federal judges has become viewed as a political process in the last several decades. This is especially true of U.S. Supreme Court and court of appeals appointments...
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- The Eighth Circuit is the only Court of Appeal in the nation to have a majority of its judges appointed by a single President. George W. BushGeorge W. BushGeorge Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
appointed six of the Eighth Circuit's eleven allotted judges. Although short of an outright majority, President Bush also appointed eight of the sixteen members of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitThe United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Kentucky* Western District of Kentucky...
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See Federal judicial appointment history
Federal judicial appointment history
The appointment of federal judges has become viewed as a political process in the last several decades. This is especially true of U.S. Supreme Court and court of appeals appointments...
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Current composition of the court
Vacancies and pending nominations
| Seat | Seat Last Held By | Vacancy Reason | Date of Vacancy | Nominee | Date of Nomination |
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| — | No Current Vacancies | ||||