Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- Jurisdiction
- Missouri · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 1, 2008–present
Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Jr.
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · July 10, 2026
Holmes v. Cape Meadows Apartments HRMS
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Supreme Court of Missouri, 1992-2008
- prof, 1991-1991
- Practitioner, 1991-1991
- Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, Thirty-Second Judicial Circuit, 1987-1992
- Private practice, Cape Girardeau, MO, 1983-1987
- Prosecutor, Cape Girardeau County, MO, 1979-1982
- Assistant prosecutor, Cape Girardeau County, MO, 1978-present
- Private practice, Cape Girardeau, MO, 1977-1978
Judicial service
- Judge, 1991-1991
- Judge, Supreme Court of Missouri, 1992-2008
- Judge, District Court, E.D. Missouri, 2008-present
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Education
- Southern Methodist University · B.A., 1973
- University of Virginia School of Law
- Dedman School of Law
Personal record
Born January 25, 1952 · Cape Girardeau, MO
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Telephonic Interpretation for non- English speaking participants . Table interface at the attorney tables to allow connection of laptops for displaying digital documents, video, etc. through the Courtroom multimedia system.Courtroom Technology | Eastern District of Missouri | United States District Court ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392721CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1934/stephen-nathaniel-limbaugh-jr/Courtroom Technology | Eastern District of Missouri | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.moed.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technologyFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts