Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Sr. (born November 17, 1927) is a former United States District Judge who held concurrent appointments to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri from 1983 until his retirement in 2008. He was appointed by president Ronald Reagan in the early 1980s after a distinguished career as a trial lawyer in Missouri. Like his father Rush Limbaugh Sr. before him, Limbaugh served as president of the Missouri Bar from 1982 to his appointment to the bench. His son, Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr., is a federal judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh
Missouri Eastern District Court
Born 1927 in Cape Girardeau, MO
FJC ID: 1398
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Cape Girardeau, Missouri1951–1983
- Cape Girardeau, MissouriCity attorney · 1964–1968
- Cape Girardeau County, MissouriProsecutor · 1955–1958
U.S. Navy1946–1948
Appointments
1983–2008 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)Term ended: Retirement
1983–2008 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)Term ended: Retirement
Education
- University of Missouri School of LawJ.D. · 1951
- Southeast Missouri State CollegeB.A. · 1950