Bobby Ed Shepherd (born November 18, 1951) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He maintains chambers in El Dorado, the seat of Union County in south Arkansas.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 12/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 88/year
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals · 2006–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Circuit Court of Arkansas, Thirteenth Judicial CircuitCircuit-chancery judge · 1991–1993
- Private practice, Arkansas1976–1990
Appointments
2006–present · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1975- Ouachita Baptist UniversityB.A. · 1973