History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

48 judges have served since Mar 3, 1857. Now: Maria Ann Lanahan RZachary Maxwell Bluestone RJoshua Michael Divine RCristian Matthew Stevens RMatthew Thomas Schelp RSarah Elizabeth Pitlyk RStephen Robert Clark, Sr. RBrian Curtis Wimes DHenry Edward Autrey R.

Judges
48
26 D · 22 R
Longest tenure
30 years
Samuel Treat
Current
13 months
Maria Ann Lanahan, since Sep 24, 2025
history/court/district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-missouriEvery holder, newest first
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186018801900192019401960198020002020Samuel Treat · 1857-03-03 – 1887-03-05 · DemocratHenry Samuel Priest · 1894-08-09 – 1895-05-23 · DemocratElmer Bragg Adams · 1895-12-09 – 1905-05-29 · DemocratGustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg · 1905-12-12 – 1907-03-31 · RepublicanCharles Breckenridge Faris · 1919-10-13 – 1935-02-06 · DemocratGeorge Moore · 1935-05-29 – 1962-01-19 · DemocratJames Hargrove Meredith · 1962-03-17 – 1979-08-31 · DemocratWilliam Leonard Hungate · 1979-09-26 – 1991-10-01 · DemocratDonald J. Stohr · 1992-04-13 – 2006-12-31 · RepublicanStephen Nathaniel Limbaugh, Jr. · 2008-08-01 – 2020-08-01 · RepublicanMatthew Thomas Schelp · 2020-08-04 – present · RepublicanAmos Madden Thayer · 1887-02-26 – 1894-08-20 · DemocratDavid Patterson Dyer · 1907-03-01 – 1919-11-03 · RepublicanCharles B. Davis · 1924-01-31 – 1943-03-03 · RepublicanRubey Mosley Hulen · 1943-07-14 – 1956-07-07 · DemocratRandolph Henry Weber · 1957-03-14 – 1961-11-23 · RepublicanJohn Keating Regan · 1962-04-03 – 1977-04-07 · DemocratEdward Louis Filippine · 1977-07-22 – 1995-06-11 · DemocratE. Richard Webber · 1995-12-26 – 2009-06-30 · DemocratAudrey Goldstein Fleissig · 2010-06-09 – 2023-04-14 · DemocratCristian Matthew Stevens · 2025-07-23 – present · RepublicanJohn Caskie Collet · 1937-03-20 – 1947-07-12 · DemocratRoy Winfield Harper · 1947-08-07 – 1948-06-20 · DemocratRoy Winfield Harper · 1949-02-02 – 1971-01-05 · DemocratJohn Francis Nangle · 1973-07-18 – 1990-05-10 · RepublicanJean Constance Hamilton · 1990-10-01 – 2013-07-01 · RepublicanRonnie Lee White · 2014-07-17 – 2024-07-31 · DemocratZachary Maxwell Bluestone · 2025-07-24 – present · RepublicanRichard M. Duncan · 1943-07-14 – 1965-05-31 · DemocratWilliam Robert Collinson · 1965-08-11 – 1980-08-19 · DemocratJoseph Edward Stevens, Jr. · 1981-09-18 – 1995-07-01 · RepublicanNanette Kay Laughrey · 1996-08-01 – 2011-08-27 · DemocratJohn Andrew Ross · 2011-10-11 – 2023-06-09 · DemocratJoshua Michael Divine · 2025-07-24 – present · RepublicanWilliam Hedgcock Webster · 1970-12-21 – 1973-08-10 · RepublicanClyde S. Cahill, Jr. · 1980-05-23 – 1992-04-09 · DemocratCarol E. Jackson · 1992-08-17 – 2017-08-31 · RepublicanStephen Robert Clark, Sr. · 2019-06-12 – present · RepublicanHarris Kenneth Wangelin · 1970-12-22 – 1983-05-10 · RepublicanStephen Nathaniel Limbaugh · 1983-07-19 – 1996-05-01 · RepublicanRodney W. Sippel · 1997-11-12 – 2023-01-28 · DemocratMaria Ann Lanahan · 2025-09-24 – present · RepublicanGeorge F. Gunn, Jr. · 1985-05-10 – 1996-12-01 · RepublicanHenry Edward Autrey · 2002-08-02 – present · RepublicanCharles Alexander Shaw · 1993-11-22 – 2009-12-31 · DemocratBrian Curtis Wimes · 2012-04-30 – present · DemocratCatherine D. Perry · 1994-10-07 – 2018-12-31 · DemocratSarah Elizabeth Pitlyk · 2019-12-05 – present · Republican
Maria Ann Lanahan R
Sep 24, 2025 – present · 13 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 52–45
Zachary Maxwell Bluestone R
Jul 24, 2025 – present · 15 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 49–47
Joshua Michael Divine R
Jul 24, 2025 – present · 15 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 51–46
Cristian Matthew Stevens R
Jul 23, 2025 – present · 15 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 50–47
Matthew Thomas Schelp R
Aug 4, 2020 – present · 6.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 72–23
Sarah Elizabeth Pitlyk R
Dec 5, 2019 – present · 6.9 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 49–44
Stephen Robert Clark, Sr. R
Jun 12, 2019 – present · 7.3 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 53–45
Ronnie Lee White D
Jul 17, 2014 – Jul 31, 2024 · 10 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 53–44
Brian Curtis Wimes D
Apr 30, 2012 – present · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 92–1
John Andrew Ross D
Oct 11, 2011 – Jun 9, 2023 · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Jun 9, 2023
Audrey Goldstein Fleissig D
Jun 9, 2010 – Apr 14, 2023 · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Apr 14, 2023 · confirmed 90–0
Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh, Jr. R
Aug 1, 2008 – Aug 1, 2020 · 12 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Aug 1, 2020
Henry Edward Autrey R
Aug 2, 2002 – present · 24 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 98–0
Rodney W. Sippel D
Nov 12, 1997 – Jan 28, 2023 · 25 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 28, 2023
Nanette Kay Laughrey D
Aug 1, 1996 – Aug 27, 2011 · 15 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Aug 27, 2011
E. Richard Webber D
Dec 26, 1995 – Jun 30, 2009 · 14 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jun 30, 2009
Catherine D. Perry D
Oct 7, 1994 – Dec 31, 2018 · 24 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Dec 31, 2018
Charles Alexander Shaw D
Nov 22, 1993 – Dec 31, 2009 · 16 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Dec 31, 2009
Carol E. Jackson R
Aug 17, 1992 – Aug 31, 2017 · 25 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Donald J. Stohr R
Apr 13, 1992 – Dec 31, 2006 · 15 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Dec 31, 2006
Jean Constance Hamilton R
Oct 1, 1990 – Jul 1, 2013 · 23 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Jul 1, 2013
George F. Gunn, Jr. R
May 10, 1985 – Dec 1, 1996 · 12 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Dec 1, 1996
Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh R
Jul 19, 1983 – May 1, 1996 · 13 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status May 1, 1996
Joseph Edward Stevens, Jr. R
Sep 18, 1981 – Jul 1, 1995 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jul 1, 1995
Clyde S. Cahill, Jr. D
May 23, 1980 – Apr 9, 1992 · 12 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Apr 9, 1992
William Leonard Hungate D
Sep 26, 1979 – Oct 1, 1991 · 12 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Oct 1, 1991
Edward Louis Filippine D
Jul 22, 1977 – Jun 11, 1995 · 18 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jun 11, 1995
John Francis Nangle R
Jul 18, 1973 – May 10, 1990 · 17 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status May 10, 1990
Harris Kenneth Wangelin R
Dec 22, 1970 – May 10, 1983 · 12 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status May 10, 1983
William Hedgcock Webster R
Dec 21, 1970 – Aug 10, 1973 · 2.6 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
William Robert Collinson D
Aug 11, 1965 – Aug 19, 1980 · 15 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Aug 19, 1980
John Keating Regan D
Apr 3, 1962 – Apr 7, 1977 · 15 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Apr 7, 1977
James Hargrove Meredith D
Mar 17, 1962 – Aug 31, 1979 · 17 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Aug 31, 1979
Randolph Henry Weber R
Mar 14, 1957 – Nov 23, 1961 · 4.7 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Roy Winfield Harper D
Feb 2, 1949 – Jan 5, 1971 · 22 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Jan 5, 1971
Roy Winfield Harper D
Aug 7, 1947 – Jun 20, 1948 · 10 months · appointed by Harry S Truman
Rubey Mosley Hulen D
Jul 14, 1943 – Jul 7, 1956 · 13 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard M. Duncan D
Jul 14, 1943 – May 31, 1965 · 22 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status May 31, 1965
John Caskie Collet D
Mar 20, 1937 – Jul 12, 1947 · 10 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Moore D
May 29, 1935 – Jan 19, 1962 · 27 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Jan 19, 1962
Charles B. Davis R
Jan 31, 1924 – Mar 3, 1943 · 19 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge
Charles Breckenridge Faris D
Oct 13, 1919 – Feb 6, 1935 · 15 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
David Patterson Dyer R
Mar 1, 1907 – Nov 3, 1919 · 13 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt · senior status Nov 3, 1919
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R
Dec 12, 1905 – Mar 31, 1907 · 16 months · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Elmer Bragg Adams D
Dec 9, 1895 – May 29, 1905 · 9.5 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland
Henry Samuel Priest D
Aug 9, 1894 – May 23, 1895 · 9 months · appointed by Grover Cleveland
Amos Madden Thayer D
Feb 26, 1887 – Aug 20, 1894 · 7.5 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland
Samuel Treat D
Mar 3, 1857 – Mar 5, 1887 · 30 years · appointed by Franklin Pierce

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