Who appointed Raymond W. Gruender?

President George W. Bush appointed Raymond W. Gruender to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in 2004.

Was Raymond W. Gruender appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Raymond W. Gruender was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Raymond W. Gruender's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Raymond W. Gruender 97–1 on May 20, 2004.

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Raymond W. Gruender

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

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2004 and confirmed by the Senate 97–1, Raymond W. Gruender is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Washington University School of Law in 1987. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1963 · age 63
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2004
Confirmed: 97–1
Education: Washington in St. Louis 1984 · Washington Law 1987
Succeeded: Pasco Middleton Bowman II

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2004	Eighth Circuit succeeded Pasco Middleton Bowman II	G.W. Bush (R)	97–1

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 97–1 on May 20, 2004 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 102. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 97

46 D, 50 R, 1 I

Voted against · 1

1 D

Tom Harkin(D-IA)

Did not vote · 2

1 D, 1 R

John Kerry(D-MA)
John Warner(R-VA)

Education

Washington University in St. Louis	B.A.	1984
Washington University School of Law	J.D.	1987
Washington University in St. Louis	M.B.A.	1987

Judicial Record

In our data, Gruender authored 10 published opinions for the court (2008–2009). Most cited: United States v. Bain (62 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
2009	United States v. Bain	586 F.3d 634	62
2008	United States v. Comstock	531 F.3d 667	41
2008	McAdams v. McCord	533 F.3d 924	39
2008	Fowler v. Crawford	534 F.3d 931	37
2008	Hinz v. Neuroscience, Inc.	538 F.3d 979	34
2008	United States v. Kirk	528 F.3d 1102	32
2008	United States v. Bain	537 F.3d 876	24
2008	United States v. Perry	531 F.3d 662	22
2008	United States v. Staggs	527 F.3d 680	5
2009	United States v. Graham	598 F.3d 930	1

Showing the 10 most-cited of 10 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 Raymond W. Gruender?: President George W. Bush appointed Raymond W. Gruender to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in 2004.
Was Raymond W. Gruender appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Raymond W. Gruender was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Raymond W. Gruender's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Raymond W. Gruender 97–1 on May 20, 2004.
Which court is Raymond W. Gruender on?: Raymond W. Gruender is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

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22 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).