Duane Benton
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Duane Benton | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
| Assumed office July 2, 2004 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Theodore McMillian |
| Chief Justice of Missouri | |
| In office July 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | John C. Holstein |
| Succeeded by | William Ray Price Jr. |
| Judge of the Missouri Supreme Court | |
| In office August 16, 1991 – July 2, 2004 | |
| Appointed by | John Ashcroft |
| Preceded by | William Howard Billings |
| Succeeded by | Mary Rhodes Russell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Duane Benton September 8, 1950 ) |
William Duane Benton (born September 8, 1950), known professionally as Duane Benton, is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Education
Benton graduated from
John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he completed the Senior Executive's Program.[2]
Career
Prior to joining the federal bench, Benton served on the
U.S. Navy from 1975 to 1979. Benton has taught at the University of Missouri School of Law, and at Westminster College in Fulton
, Missouri.
Federal judicial service
Benton was nominated by President George W. Bush on February 12, 2004, to a seat vacated by Theodore McMillian and confirmed just over four months later by the United States Senate by a voice vote on June 24, 2004.[3] He received his commission on July 2, 2004.[4]
In 2018, Judge Benton found that Missouri's requirement of a state license to braid hair did not violate the Constitution.[5]
Personal life
Benton currently resides in Kansas City, Missouri, with his wife Sandra and has two children.
References
- ^ "Missouri Society of Attorney CPAs".
- ^ "Honorable Duane Benton". LegalSpan. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
- ^ Pres. Nom. 1369, 108th Cong. (2004).
- ^ Duane Benton at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Note, Recent Case: Eighth Circuit Upholds Licensing Requirement for African-Style Hair Braiders, 131 Harv. L. Rev. 2463 (2018).
External links
- Duane Benton at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.