Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Jr.
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2008 and confirmed by voice vote, Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He earned a law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law (now Dedman School of Law) in 1976. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1952 · age 74
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2008
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Southern Methodist 1973 · Southern Methodist Law (now Dedman School of Law) 1976
- Succeeded
- Donald J. Stohr
- Succeeded by
- Matthew Thomas Schelp
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Eastern District of Missouri succeeded Donald J. Stohr | G.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Southern Methodist University | B.A. | 1973 |
| Southern Methodist University School of Law (now Dedman School of Law) | J.D. | 1976 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | LL.M. | 1998 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Limbaugh was assigned 1,777 district-court cases (2007–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 171 days across 1,615 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 274 of Limbaugh’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 244 were affirmed, 17 reversed or vacated, and 13 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.
In our data, Limbaugh authored 2 published opinions for the court (2010–2011). Most cited: Stipe v. SHINSEKI (3 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Stipe v. SHINSEKI | 690 F. Supp. 2d 850 | 3 |
| 2011 | OneBeacon Ins. Co. v. Deere & Co. | 778 F. Supp. 2d 1005 | 0 |
Showing the 2 most-cited of 2 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 Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Jr.?
- President George W. Bush appointed Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 2008.
- Was Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Jr. was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on June 10, 2008. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Jr. on?
- Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Jr. 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 Eastern District of Missouri (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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18 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).