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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit: Chief Judges
Number of chief judges: 16
Gardner, Archibald K. (1948-1959)
Johnsen, Harvey M. (1959-1965)
Vogel, Charles Joseph (1965-1968)
Van Oosterhout, Martin Donald (1968-1970)
Matthes, Marion Charles (1970-1973)
Mehaffy, Pat (1973-1974)
Gibson, Floyd Robert (1974-1979)
Lay, Donald Pomery (1979-1992)
Arnold, Richard Sheppard (1992-1998)
Bowman, Pasco Middleton II (1998-1999)
Wollman, Roger Leland (1999-2002)
Hansen, David Rasmussen (2002-2003)
Loken, James B. (2003-2010)
Riley, William Jay (2010-2017)
Smith, Lavenski R. (2017-2024)
Colloton, Steven M. (2024-present)