Brian Curtis Wimes
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2012 and confirmed by the Senate 92–1, Brian Curtis Wimes is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He earned a law degree from Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 1994. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1966 · age 60
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2012
- Confirmed
- 92–1
- Education
- University of Kansas 1990 · Texas Southern, Thurgood Marshall Law 1994
- Succeeded
- Nanette Kay Laughrey
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Eastern District of Missouri succeeded Nanette Kay Laughrey | Obama (D) | 92–1 |
| 2012 | Western District of Missouri succeeded Nanette Kay Laughrey | Obama (D) | 92–1 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 92–1 on April 23, 2012 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 67. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 92
49 D, 41 R, 2 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Scott Brown(R-MA)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Dean Heller(R-NV)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Voted against · 1
1 R
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
Did not vote · 7
2 D, 5 R
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Mark Kirk(R-IL)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Pat Toomey(R-PA)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
Education
| Longview Community College (now Metropolitan Community College) | A.A. | 1987 |
| University of Kansas | B.G.S. | 1990 |
| Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law | J.D. | 1994 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Wimes was assigned 3,062 district-court cases (1982–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 207 days across 2,661 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 269 of Wimes’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 234 were affirmed, 25 reversed or vacated, and 10 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Brian Curtis Wimes?
- President Barack Obama appointed Brian Curtis Wimes to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 2012.
- Was Brian Curtis Wimes appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Brian Curtis Wimes was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Brian Curtis Wimes's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Brian Curtis Wimes 92–1 on April 23, 2012.
- Which court is Brian Curtis Wimes on?
- Brian Curtis Wimes is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2012)
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).