Wimes, Brian Curtis Born 1966 in Kansas City, MO Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri Nominated by Barack Obama on September 22, 2011, to a seat vacated by Nanette Kay Laughrey. Confirmed by the Senate on April 23, 2012, and received commission on April 30, 2012. Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri Nominated by Barack Obama on September 22, 2011, to a seat vacated by Nanette Kay Laughrey. Confirmed by the Senate on April 23, 2012, and received commission on April 30, 2012. Education: Longview Community College (now Metropolitan Community College), A.A., 1987 University of Kansas, B.G.S., 1990 Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, J.D., 1994 Professional Career: Attorney advisor, Litigation Branch, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 1994-1995 Assistant prosecutor, Jackson County, Missouri, 1995-2001 Drug court commissioner, Circuit Court of Missouri, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, 2001-2007 Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, 2007-2012