QUICK FACTS

ESTABLISHED

CIRCUIT JUSTICE

ACTIVE JUDGES

CHIEF JUDGE

Brett Kavanaugh

June 16, 1891

Steve Colloton (Since 2024)

11

Active Judges

  • Steven Colloton

    Appointed by: George W. Bush (2003)

    Duty Station: Des Moines, IA

  • James Loken

    Appointed by: George H.W. Bush (1990)

    Duty Station: Minneapolis, MN

  • Lavenski Smith

    Appointed by: George W. Bush

    Duty Station: Little Rock, AK

  • Raymond Gruender

    Appointed by: George W. Bush (2004)

    Duty Station: Saint Louis, MO

  • Bobby Shepherd

    Appointed by: George W. Bush (2006)

    Duty Station: El Dorado, AR

  • Jane Kelly

    Appointed by: Barack Obama (2013)

    Duty Station: Cedar Rapids, IA

  • L. Steven Grasz

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2018)

    Duty Station: Omaha, NE

  • David Stras

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2018)

    Duty Station: Minneapolis, MN

  • Jonathan Kobes

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2018)

    Duty Station: Sioux Falls, SD

  • Justin D. Smith

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2026)

    Duty Station: Jefferson City, MO

  • Daniel Traynor

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2026)

    Duty Station: Bismarck, ND

Senior Judges

  • Morris S. Arnold

    Term: 1992 - 2006

    Appointed by: George H.W. Bush

    Duty Station: Little Rock, AR