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Megan Blair Benton
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Megan Blair Benton serves on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Feb 4, 2026 by a 51–46 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Feb 4, 2026
- Senate vote
- 51–46
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1985
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of MissouriDonald J. Trump · Feb 4, 2026
Education
- Emory UniversityB.A., M.A., 2007
- Vanderbilt University Law SchoolJ.D., 2010
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Ralph W. Dau and Hon. Barbara M. Scheper, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2011-2012; Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 2012-2014; Assistant prosecuting attorney, Platte County, Missouri, 2014-2017, 2019-2021; Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2021-2026; associate circuit judge, 2021-2023; circuit judge, 2023-2026
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