Judicial Career
In May 1991, Judge Benson was nominated for a federal judgeship to the United States District Court by George H.W. Bush. This seat was new for Utah, created by Congress in 1990, along with 84 others throughout the country. Judge Benson went on to be confirmed by the Senate and began serving on September 16, 1991. He held the position of Chief Judge of the District Court from 1999 to 2007.
Through his appointment in 2004 to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in Washington, D.C., Judge Benson travels to the nation’s capital every 10 weeks to participate in court sessions. He will serve in this capacity until 2011 when his seven-year term will expire.
Mike Lee, Republican U.S. Senate candidate in 2010 in Utah, served as a law clerk to Judge Benson in 1997.
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