predecessor successor birth_place office termstart termend appointer birth_date spouse article_title name alma_mater
donald albert l. rendlen j. stohr william ray price , jr. . ronnie l. white zel fischer cape girardeau , missouri judge of missouri chief justice of the supreme court of missouri of judge of the supreme court of missouri the us district court , eastern district august 1 , 2008 july 1 , 2001 1992 june 30 , 2003 2008 george w. bush john ashcroft 25 january 1952 marsha limbaugh stephen n. limbaugh , jr. .
 stephen n. limbaugh , jr. . southern methodist university
stephen n. limbaugh , jr. .

stephen nathaniel limbaugh , jr. -lrb- born january 25 , 1952 -rrb- is currently a judge on the u.s. district court for the eastern district of missouri , having been confirmed by the u.s. senate on june 10 , 2008 .
from 1992 to 2008 , he served as a judge on the supreme court of missouri .
he was born in cape girardeau , missouri , and is the son of retired federal district judge stephen n. limbaugh , sr. , grandson of attorney rush limbaugh , sr. , and a cousin of prominent political commentators rush and david limbaugh .
he earned his b.a. and j.d. degrees from southern methodist university in 1973 and 1976 , respectively .
he continued his studies in law with an ll.m .
degree from the university of virginia school of law in 1998 .
following a stint in private practice in cape girardeau , he was elected as prosecuting attorney of cape girardeau county , missouri at the age of 26 in 1978 , serving one four-year term before returning to private practice .
beginning in 1987 , he served as a judge for the 32nd state judicial circuit , serving until his appointment to the supreme court of missouri in 1992 .
from 2001 to 2003 , he served one term as the state 's chief justice .
on december 6 , 2007 , president george w. bush nominated judge limbaugh to the u.s. district court for the eastern district of missouri to fill the seat vacated by donald j. stohr .
he was confirmed by the united states senate on june 10 , 2008 , received his commission on august 1 , 2008 , and was succeeded on the missouri supreme court by judge zel fischer .
he currently lives in cape girardeau with his wife , the former marsha d. moore .
they have two grown sons .
