Richard Bennett
| Richard Bennett | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Maryland | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #6 |
| Station: | Baltimore, MD |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 04/10/2003 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Frederic Smalkin |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1947 |
| Home State: | Baltimore, MD |
| Bachelors: | U. of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1969 |
| Law School: | U. of Maryland Law, J.D., 1973 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army Reserves 1969 - 1975, Maryland Army National Guard 1983 - 1997 |
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Richard D. Bennett is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He has served on the court since 2003 when he was nominated by President George W. Bush.
Early life and education
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Bennett graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with his Bachelor's degree in 1969. Bennett served as a reservist in the United States Army Reserves from 1969 to 1975, and received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1973.[1]
Professional career
- 1993-2003: Attorney, private practice
- 1991-1993: United States Attorney, District of Maryland
- 1981-1991: Attorney, private practice
- 1976-1980: Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland
- 1973-1976: Attorney, private practice [1]
Military service
Bennett served in the Maryland Air National Guard from 1983 to 1997. [1]
Judicial career
District of Maryland
Bennett was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland by President George W. Bush on January 29, 2003 to a seat vacated by Frederic Smalkin. Bennett was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 9, 2003 on a Senate vote and received commission on April 10, 2003. [1][2]
Notable cases
Tyson settles lawsuit over chicken packaging
| United States District Court for the District of Maryland |
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| In January 2010, Tyson Foods settled a case over the packaging on the company's chicken products which falsely stated that the birds were "raised without antibiotics." The lawsuit was brought by two of Tyson's rivals and joined by consumers in a class-action suit. [3]
Tyson insisted that "raised without antibiotics" was a true statement, since the chicken eggs were injected with them before the birds were born. The U.S. Department of Agriculture rejected this argument as it stripped Tyson of its ability to market its products this way. [4] The company settled the suit for up to $5 million, with each consumer eligible for $50. They also agreed to pay $3 million in legal fees. [3] |
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Bennett Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ "THOMAS" Richard Bennett USDC, MD confirmation: PN276-108
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 MSN.com, "Tyson Foods settles class-action suit," January 18, 2010
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "Judge to weigh Tyson deal over 'antibiotic-free' chicken," January 14, 2010
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| Preceded by: Frederic Smalkin |
District of Maryland 2003–Current Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 2001 |
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| 2002 |
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| 2003 |
Adams • Altonaga • Bea • Benitez • Bennett • Boyle • Brack • Breen • Browning • Burns • Bybee • Callahan • Campbell • Cardone • Carney • Castel • Chertoff • Cohn • Colloton • Conrad • Coogler • Cook • Cooke • Crone • Der-Yeghiayan • Drell • Duffey • Duncan • Erickson • Feuerstein • Figa • Filip • Fischer • Fisher • Flanagan • Floyd • Frost • Gibson • Greer • Gruender • Guirola • Hall • Hardiman • Hayes • Herrera • Hicks • Holmes • Holwell • Hopkins • Houston • Irizarry • Jones • Junell • Karas • Kravitz • Martinez • McKnight • Minaldi • Montalvo • Mosman • Otero • Pickering • Prado • Pratter • Proctor • Quarles • Robart • Roberts • Robinson • Rodgers • Rodriguez • Sabraw • Sanchez • Saylor • Selna • Sharpe • Simon • Springmann • Stanceu • Steele • Stengel • Suko • Sutton • Sykes • Titus • Townes • Tymkovich • Van Antwerpen • Varlan • Wake • Wesley • White • Woodcock • Yeakel | ||
| 2004 |
Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson | ||
| 2005 |
Alito • Barrett • Batten • Bianco • Brown • Burgess • Conrad • Cox • Crotty • Delgado-Colon • Dever • DuBose • Griffin • Griffith • Johnston • Kendall • Larson • Ludington • Mattice • McKeague • Neilson • Owen • Pryor • Roberts • Sandoval • Schiltz • Seabright • Smoak • Van Tatenhove • Vitaliano • Watkins • Zouhary | ||
| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
