Eastern District of Missouri / Appointed 1977 / Active

Edward Louis Filippine

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1977 and confirmed by voice vote, Edward Louis Filippine is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He earned a law degree from St. Louis University School of Law in 1957. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, July 21, 1977

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter, 1977
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
St. Louis 1951 · St. Louis Law 1957
Succeeded by
E. Richard Webber
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1977Eastern District of Missouri · succeeded John Keating ReganCarter (D)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

48 years on the Eastern District of Missouri. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).