Dee Vance Benson

1948–2020 · Sandy, UT

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of UtahJudgeGeorge H.W. Bush (Republican)Sep 16, 1991Death, Nov 30, 2020

Education

  • Brigham Young University, B.A., 1973
  • Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D., 1976

Professional 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

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2004-2011

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