Stephen Rogers Bough (born December 1970) is a

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of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Biography

Bough was raised in

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and graduated with a

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degree from Southwest Missouri State University (now

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) in 1993. He received a

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from the

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in 1997. Bough served as a

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to Judge

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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. From 2011 to 2014, Bough served on the Board of Governors of Missouri State University. Bough served three years on the board of governors of

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and received the Lon O. Hocker award in 2005.

Federal judicial service

On January 16, 2014, President

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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

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on January 3, 2014. On July 24, 2014, a hearing before the

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was held on his nomination. On September 18, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 10–8 vote. On Saturday, 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 voted 51–38 to invoke cloture. He was confirmed later that day by a 51–38 vote. He received his federal judicial commission on December 19, 2014. He was sworn in on December 29, 2014.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bough, Stephen Rogers 1970 births Living people Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri Missouri lawyers Missouri State University alumni People from Republic, Missouri United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama 21st-century American judges University of Missouri–Kansas City alumni