Who appointed Kermit Edward Bye?

President William J. Clinton appointed Kermit Edward Bye to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in 2000.

Was Kermit Edward Bye appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Kermit Edward Bye was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Kermit Edward Bye's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Kermit Edward Bye 98–0 on February 24, 2000.

Eighth Circuit / Appointed 2000 / Served to 2016

Kermit Edward Bye

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 2000 and confirmed by the Senate 98–0, Kermit Edward Bye was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of North Dakota School of Law in 1962. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1937–2021
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 2000
Confirmed: 98–0
Education: University of North Dakota 1959 · University of North Dakota Law 1962
Succeeded: John David Kelly
Succeeded by: Ralph R. Erickson

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2000	Eighth Circuit succeeded John David Kelly	Clinton (D)	98–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 98–0 on February 24, 2000 · 106th Congress, Roll Call 13. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 98

44 D, 54 R

Did not vote · 2

1 D, 1 R

Max Baucus(D-MT)
John McCain(R-AZ)

Education

University of North Dakota	B.S.	1959
University of North Dakota School of Law	J.D.	1962

Judicial Record

In our data, Bye authored 1 published opinion for the court (2010). Most cited: United States v. Pazour (24 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2010	United States v. Pazour	609 F.3d 950	24

Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Kermit Edward Bye?: President William J. Clinton appointed Kermit Edward Bye to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in 2000.
Was Kermit Edward Bye appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Kermit Edward Bye was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Kermit Edward Bye's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Kermit Edward Bye 98–0 on February 24, 2000.
Which court was Kermit Edward Bye on?: Kermit Edward Bye was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Sources

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16 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).