IOP § I(A): Geographic Composition and Facilities
Rules of Appellate Procedure and Internal Operating Procedures of the Eighth Circuit — Internal Operating Procedures: I. Organization of the Court
The Eighth Circuit includes the states of Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Ten federal district courts operate within the circuit. The court of appeals sits regularly in St. Louis, Missouri, and St. Paul, Minnesota, and occasionally in other locations in the circuit, including Omaha, Nebraska; and Kansas City, Missouri. See 28 U.S.C. § 48(a), (b). Although all judges have office space in St. Louis and St. Paul, each judge’s primary chambers is located in the judge’s city of residence. Congress has authorized eleven active judgeships for the court. See 28 U.S.C. § 44(a).
The clerk of court's main administrative offices are located on the 24th Floor of the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse, 111 South Tenth Street, Room 24.329, St. Louis, Missouri 63102. The clerk's office's main phone number is 314-244-2400. The clerk also has a divisional office in St. Paul, Minnesota. The address for the office is 316 N. Robert Street, Room 500, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101. The St. Paul office's phone number is 651-848-1300.