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Dee Vance Benson
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah · 1991
Dee Vance Benson , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. Dee Vance Benson (August 25, 1948 – November 30, 2020) was an American jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. He was nominated as judge by President George H. W. Bush on May 16, 1991, and confirmed by the United States Senate on September 12, 1991.
Education
- Brigham Young UniversityB.A., 1973
- Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law SchoolJ.D., 1976
Career
Private practice, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1976-1984; Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 1984-1986; Chief of staff, U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch ofUtah, 1986-1988; Counsel, Iran-Contra Congressional Investigating Committee, 1987; Associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1988-1989; U.S. attorney for the District of Utah, 1989-1991; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2012-2016
Biography
Dee Vance Benson (August 25, 1948 – November 30, 2020) was an American jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. He was nominated as judge by President George H. W. Bush on May 16, 1991, and confirmed by the United States Senate on September 12, 1991.
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