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Brian Curtis Wimes

Brian Curtis Wimes

Missouri Eastern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Born 1966 in Kansas City, MO

FJC ID: 3424

Brian Curtis Wimes (born January 18, 1966) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, serving since 2026 as the chief judge of the latter. Despite his dual appointment, Wimes maintains chambers only in the Western District of Missouri.

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Gender
Male
Race
African American

Prior employment

  1. Circuit Court of Missouri, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
    Judge · 2007–2012
  2. Circuit Court of Missouri, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
    Drug court commissioner · 2001–2007
  3. Jackson County, Missouri
    Assistant prosecutor · 1995–2001
  4. Litigation Branch, Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Attorney advisor · 1994–1995

Appointments

  1. Missouri Eastern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
    2012–present · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
  2. Missouri Western District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of MissouriChief Judge
    2012–present · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

Education

  1. Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
    J.D. · 1994
  2. University of Kansas
    B.G.S. · 1990
  3. Longview Community College (now Metropolitan Community College)
    A.A. · 1987