Dee Benson

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Dee Benson is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court of Utah. She joined the court in 1991 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush.

Early life and education

A native of Utah, Benson graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, UT with both her Bachelor's Degree in 1973 and her juris doctorate degree in 1976^[1].

Benson started her career as a Private practice attorney in the State of Utah from 1976 to 1984. In 1984, Benson moved to Washington, DC and became Lead Counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committie's Constitution Subcommittie from 1984 to 1986. In 1986, Benson became Chief of Staff for U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah until 1988. During her time with Senator Hatch Benson was Counsel on the Iran-Contra Congressional Investigating Committee which successfully convicted former Army Lt.-Col. Oliver North. In 1988, Benson joined the US Justice Department as an Associate Deputy US Attorney General appointed by former Attorney General Edwin Meese from 1988 to 1989 then moved back to Utah and was appointed by President George H.W. Bush US Attorney for the District of Utah in 1989 till her appointment to the Federal Bench in 1991^[1].

Federal judicial career

On the recommendation of Senator Orrin Hatch, Benson was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on May 16, 1991 to a new seat judgeship created by 104 Stat. 5089 which was approved by Congress. Benson was confirmed by the Senate on September 12, 1991 on a Senate vote and received commission on September 16, 1991. Benson served as the chief judge of the Court from 1999 to 2006^[1].

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	v • d • e Federal judges of the United States District Court for the District of Utah
Active judges	Campbell • Benson • Kimball • Stewart • Waddoups
Senior judges	Greene • Jenkins • Sam
Magistrate judges	Alba • Wells • Braithwaite • Nuffer • Warner
Former judges	Anderson • Cassell • Christensen • Johnson • Marshall • Ritter • Winder

	v • d • e Federal judges nominated by George H.W. Bush
1989	Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright
1990	Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson
1991	Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn
1992	Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams