Deceased
Full Name:
Dee Vance Benson
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1948
Birth Place:
Sandy, Utah
JD, Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, 1976
BA, Brigham Young University, 1973
No political experience information on file.
No caucus information on file.
Senior Judge, United States District Court, District of Utah, 2014-present
Judge, United States District Court, District of Utah, 1991-1999, 2006-2014
Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2004-2011
Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Utah, 1999-2006
United States Attorney, District of Utah, 1989-1991
Nominated by President George H.W. Bush, Judge, United States District Court, District of Utah, May 16, 1991
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Utah, September 12, 1991
Associate Deputy Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, 1988-1989
Chief of Staff, United States Senator Orrin Hatch, 1986-1988
Counsel, Iran-Contra Congressional Investigating Committee, 1987
Counsel, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 1984-1986
Attorney, Private Practice, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1976-1984
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2012-2016