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Limbaugh, Stephen Nathaniel, Jr.
Born 1952 in Cape Girardeau, MO
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the 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. Assumed senior status on August 1, 2020.
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
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the 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. Assumed senior status on August 1, 2020.
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
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