Raymond Gruender

Infobox Judge
name = Raymond W. Gruender


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office = Circuit Judge on United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
termstart = June 5, 2004
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nominator = George W. Bush
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predecessor = Pasco Bowman II
successor = Incumbent
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birthdate = birth date|1963|7|5|mf=y
birthplace = St. Louis, Missouri
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Raymond W. Gruender (born July 5, 1963 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Nomination and confirmation

Gruender was nominated to the Eighth Circuit by President George W. Bush on September 29, 2003 to fill a seat vacated by Judge Pasco Bowman II. The United States Senate confirmed him almost eight months later on May 20, 2004 by a vote of [http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=2&vote=00102 97-1] , with the only vote against his confirmation coming from U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin. [http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=2&vote=00102] Gruender received his commission on June 5, 2004.

Education and career

Gruender attended Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and earned three degrees: a B.S.B.A., a J.D., and an M.B.A..

Prior to joining the federal bench, Gruender worked as an attorney both in private practice and public service. After law school, he was in private practice from 1987-1990, at which point he became an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri. In 1994, he returned to private practice, but left to rejoin the United States Attorneys' Office again in 2000. In 2001, he became the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, a position he remained in until his confirmation to the Eighth Circuit in 2004.

External links

* [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=3054 Federal Judicial Center Profile]

References

Former Clerks

{| border="1" style="text-align:center"!width="190"|Clerk!width="70"|Started!width="70"|Finished!width="275"|School (Year)!width="450"|Current Employment
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Michael Longmeyer || 2004 || 2007 || Ave Maria School of Law (2004) || Associate, Armstrong Teasdale, St. Louis, Mo.
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Leigh Svetanics Gutting || 2004 || 2005 || St. Louis University School of Law (1998)|| Associate, Thompson Coburn, St. Louis, Mo.
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Sean O'Donnell || 2004 || 2005 || University of Texas School of Law (2002) || Trial attorney, Federal Programs Branch of the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
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Brian P. Casey || 2004 || 2005 || Notre Dame Law School (2004)|| Assistant United States Attorney, Western District of Missouri, Kansas City, Mo.
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Christopher Goddard || 2005 || 2006 || Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (2005)|| Office of General Counsel, Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
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Teresa (nee Zakaria) Chisholm || 2005 || 2006 || Ave Maria School of Law (2005) || Associate, Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C., Troy, Mich.
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Abigail Willie || 2005 || 2006 || Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (2000) || Career law clerk, Hon. Charles E. Rendlen, III, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eighth Circuit, St. Louis, Mo.
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Stephen J. Spiegelhalter || 2005 || 2006 || Georgetown University Law Center (2001) || Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division, District of Columbia District [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/B81/989]
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Caroline A. Newman || 2006 || 2007 || University of Connecticut School of Law (2006) || Trial attorney, United States Department of Justice Tax Division, Civil Division, Washington, D.C.
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Sarah M. Markwood || 2006 || 2008 || Penn State, Dickinson School of Law (2006) || Associate, Washington, D.C.
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Daniel J. Kelly || 2006 || 2007 || Ave Maria School of Law (2003) || Associate, Winthrop & Weinstine, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Derek T. Muller || 2007 || 2008 || Notre Dame Law School (2007) || Associate, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, Ill.
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Shardul S. Desai || 2007 || 2008 || Duke University School of Law (2007) || Associate, Hogan & Hartson, Washington, D.C.
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