Who appointed Steven M. Colloton?

President George W. Bush appointed Steven M. Colloton to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in 2003.

Was Steven M. Colloton appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

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

What was Steven M. Colloton's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Steven M. Colloton 94–1 on September 4, 2003.

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Steven M. Colloton

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

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 94–1, Steven M. Colloton is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1988. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1963 · age 63
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: 94–1
Education: Princeton 1985 · Yale Law School 1988
Succeeded: David Rasmussen Hansen

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	Eighth Circuit succeeded David Rasmussen Hansen	G.W. Bush (R)	94–1

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 94–1 on September 4, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 327. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 94

42 D, 51 R, 1 I

Voted against · 1

1 D

Ernest Hollings(D-SC)

Did not vote · 5

5 D

Education

Princeton University	A.B.	1985
Yale Law School	J.D.	1988

Judicial Record

In our data, Colloton authored 15 published opinions for the court (2008–2011). Most cited: Murphy v. King (100 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
2011	Murphy v. King	652 F.3d 845	100
2011	Constanza v. Holder	647 F.3d 749	52
2011	Anderson v. Hess Corp.	649 F.3d 891	26
2011	United States v. Christenson	653 F.3d 697	21
2008	United States v. Williams	546 F.3d 961	20
2011	United States v. Smith	655 F.3d 839	17
2011	United States v. Dixon	650 F.3d 1080	17
2011	Danduran v. Kaler (In Re Danduran)	657 F.3d 749	16
2011	Lange v. Inova Capital Funding, LLC (In Re Qualia Clinical Service, Inc.)	652 F.3d 933	14
2011	United States v. Jefferson	652 F.3d 927	13
2011	Lopez-Gabriel v. Holder	653 F.3d 683	10
2010	Gallagher v. Magner	636 F.3d 380	6
2011	United States v. B.A.D.	647 F.3d 772	2
2010	Ochoa v. Holder	633 F.3d 623	1
2008	Revels v. Sanders	531 F.3d 724	1

Showing the 15 most-cited of 15 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 Steven M. Colloton?: President George W. Bush appointed Steven M. Colloton to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in 2003.
Was Steven M. Colloton appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Steven M. Colloton was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Steven M. Colloton's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Steven M. Colloton 94–1 on September 4, 2003.
Which court is Steven M. Colloton on?: Steven M. Colloton 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).