Raymond W. Gruender (born 1963) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 34/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 300/year
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals · 2004–
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
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri2001–2004- Eastern District of MissouriAssistant U.S. attorney · 1990–1994, 2000–2001
- Private practice1987–1990, 1994–2000
Appointments
2004–present · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
- Washington University School of LawJ.D. · 1987
- Washington University in St. LouisM.B.A. · 1987
- Washington University in St. LouisB.A. · 1984