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Dee Benson's Biography

Deceased

Contact Information

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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.

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

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