History / Courts

U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit

11 judges have served since Dec 22, 1869. Vacant or no longer exists.

Judges
11
10 R · 1 D
Longest tenure
20 years
Walter Henry Sanborn
Current
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nobody
history/court/circuit-courts-for-the-eighth-circuitEvery holder, newest first
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18801900192019401960198020002020John Forrest Dillon · 1869-12-22 – 1879-09-01 · RepublicanGeorge Washington McCrary · 1879-12-09 – 1884-03-18 · RepublicanDavid Josiah Brewer · 1884-03-31 – 1890-01-06 · RepublicanHenry Clay Caldwell · 1890-03-04 – 1903-06-04 · RepublicanWilliam Cather Hook · 1903-11-17 – 1911-12-31 · RepublicanWalter Henry Sanborn · 1892-03-17 – 1911-12-31 · RepublicanAmos Madden Thayer · 1894-08-09 – 1905-04-24 · DemocratElmer Bragg Adams · 1905-12-12 – 1911-12-31 · RepublicanWillis Van Devanter · 1903-02-18 – 1910-12-16 · RepublicanJohn Emmett Carland · 1911-01-31 – 1911-12-31 · RepublicanWalter Inglewood Smith · 1911-01-31 – 1911-12-31 · Republican
John Emmett Carland R
Jan 31, 1911 – Dec 31, 1911 · 11 months · appointed by William H. Taft
Walter Inglewood Smith R
Jan 31, 1911 – Dec 31, 1911 · 11 months · appointed by William H. Taft
Elmer Bragg Adams R
Dec 12, 1905 – Dec 31, 1911 · 6.1 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
William Cather Hook R
Nov 17, 1903 – Dec 31, 1911 · 8.1 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Willis Van Devanter R
Feb 18, 1903 – Dec 16, 1910 · 7.8 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Amos Madden Thayer D
Aug 9, 1894 – Apr 24, 1905 · 11 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland
Walter Henry Sanborn R
Mar 17, 1892 – Dec 31, 1911 · 20 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
Henry Clay Caldwell R
Mar 4, 1890 – Jun 4, 1903 · 13 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
David Josiah Brewer R
Mar 31, 1884 – Jan 6, 1890 · 5.8 years · appointed by Chester A. Arthur
George Washington McCrary R
Dec 9, 1879 – Mar 18, 1884 · 4.3 years · appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes
John Forrest Dillon R
Dec 22, 1869 – Sep 1, 1879 · 9.7 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.