Stephen R. Bough | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
| Assumed office December 19, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Fernando J. Gaitan Jr. |
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| Born | Stephen Rogers Bough December 1970 (age 54) Gainesville,Florida,U.S. |
| Education | Missouri State University (BS) University of Missouri–Kansas City (JD) |
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| Years of service | 1989–1995 |
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Stephen Rogers Bough (born December 1970) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Bough was raised in Republic,Missouri and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) in 1993. He served in the Missouri National Guard from 1989 to 1995,attaining the rank of sergeant. [1] He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law in 1997. Bough served as a law clerk to Judge Scott Olin Wright of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. From 1999 to 2002,he practiced law at Shamberg,Johnson &Bergman and from 2002 to 2006,he practiced at Henning &Bough. From 2006 to 2014,he owned a private law practice. [2] From 2011 to 2014,Bough served on the Board of Governors of Missouri State University. [3] Bough served three years on the board of governors of The Missouri Bar and received the Lon O. Hocker award in 2005. [4] [5]
On January 16,2014,President Barack Obama nominated Bough to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri,to the seat vacated by Fernando J. Gaitan Jr.,who assumed senior status on January 3,2014. [6] On July 24,2014,a hearing before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary was held on his nomination. [7] On September 18,2014,his nomination was reported out of committee by a 10–8 vote. [8] On December 13,2014 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a motion to invoke cloture on the nomination. On December 16,2014,the U.S. Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 51–38 vote. [9] He was confirmed later that day by a 51–38 vote. [10] He received his federal judicial commission on December 19,2014. [5] He was sworn in on December 29,2014. [11]
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