• Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

  Judge

  2004 – present · 22 yrsAppointed by George W. Bush

Career

• U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri

  2001 – 2004 · 3 yrs

• Assistant U.S. attorney

  Eastern District of Missouri

  2000 – 2001 · 1 yr

• Private practice

  1994 – 2000 · 6 yrs

• Assistant U.S. attorney

  Eastern District of Missouri

  1990 – 1994 · 4 yrs

• Private practice

  1987 – 1990 · 3 yrs

Education