Limbaugh, Stephen Nathaniel Jr. Born 1952 in Cape Girardeau, MO Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri Nominated by George W. Bush on December 6, 2007, to a seat vacated by Donald J. Stohr. Confirmed by the Senate on June 10, 2008, and received commission on August 1, 2008. Education: Southern Methodist University, B.A., 1973 Southern Methodist University School of Law, J.D., 1976 University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M., 1998 Professional Career: Private practice, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 1977-1978, 1983-1987 Assistant prosecutor, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, 1978 Prosecutor, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, 1979-1982 Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, Thirty-Second Judicial Circuit, 1987-1992 Judge, Supreme Court of Missouri, 1992-2008