Cristian Stevens

Cristian Matthew Stevens (born 1973) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri since 2025. He was a judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals from 2021 to 2025.

Early life and education

Stevens was born in 1973 in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in St. Charles, Missouri. He attended the St. Charles County public schools. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in political science in 1995, Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated from University of Missouri School of Law with a Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1998, Order of the Coif, where he was editor in chief of the Missouri Law Review.

Federal judicial service

On May 6, 2025, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Stevens to an unspecified seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. On May 12, 2025, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Stevens to the seat vacated by Judge Audrey G. Fleissig, who assumed senior status on April 14, 2023. On June 26, his nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a 12–10 party-line vote. On July 17, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 49–43 vote. On July 22, his nomination was confirmed by a 50–47 vote. He received his judicial commission on July 23, 2025.