U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is a United States district court, a federal trial court where most federal civil and criminal cases are first heard. It lies within the Eighth Circuit, which reviews its decisions on appeal. This page lists every judge to serve on the court, current and former, with who appointed them and whom they succeeded.
| Judge | Appointed by | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Louis Filippine | Carter (D) | 1977 |
| Jean Constance Hamilton | Bush (R) | 1990 |
| Catherine D. Perry | Clinton (D) | 1994 |
| E. Richard Webber | Clinton (D) | 1995 |
| Nanette Kay Laughrey | Clinton (D) | 1996 |
| Rodney W. Sippel | Clinton (D) | 1997 |
| Henry Edward Autrey | Bush (R) | 2002 |
| Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Jr. | Bush (R) | 2008 |
| Audrey Goldstein Fleissig | Obama (D) | 2010 |
| John Andrew Ross | Obama (D) | 2011 |
| Brian Curtis Wimes | Obama (D) | 2012 |
| Stephen Robert Clark Sr. | Trump (R) | 2019 |
| Sarah Elizabeth Pitlyk | Trump (R) | 2019 |
| Matthew Thomas Schelp | Trump (R) | 2020 |
| Zachary Maxwell Bluestone | Trump (R) | 2025 |
| Joshua Michael Divine | Trump (R) | 2025 |
| Maria Ann Lanahan | Trump (R) | 2025 |
| Cristian Matthew Stevens | Trump (R) | 2025 |
How a judge gets here. Each judge is nominated by a president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, then holds a numbered seat, for life, until they take senior status, or until they leave the bench. Open any judge to see who appointed them, how the Senate voted, and whom they succeeded, a chain that runs back to 1857.
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.