What is Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr.?
'''Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Sr.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɪ|m|b|ɔː}} {{respell|LIM|baw}}; born November 17, 1927) is an [[Americans|American]] former federal judge. He served as a judge to both the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri]] and the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri|District Court for the Western District of Missouri]] from 1983 until his retirement in 2008. He was chosen by [[U.S. president]] [[Ronald Reagan]] in the early 1980s after a noted career as a trial lawyer in [[Missouri]]. Limbaugh was born in [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri]]. His son and [[namesake]], [[Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr.]], is currently a federal judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. He is also an uncle of radio host and [[Conservatives in the United States|conservative]] commentator [[Rush Limbaugh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.semissourian.com/story/2627921.html|title=Stephen Limbaugh Sr., back in Cape, shares wisdom|author=Presson, Lucas|work=Southeast Missourian|date=August 17, 2019|access-date=October 15, 2020|archive-date=June 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617022245/https://www.semissourian.com/story/2627921.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Limbaugh, Stephen Nathaniel Sr}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American judges]] [[Category:Lawyers from Missouri]] [[Category:People from Cape Girardeau, Missouri]] {{US-bio-stub}}