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William Duane Benton
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Senior status since June 21, 2026.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- February 12, 2004
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- April 8, 2004
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), April 29, 2004
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- June 24, 2004
- Commissioned
- July 2, 2004
- Senior status
- Since June 21, 2026
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1950, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- U.S. Navy/Naval Reserve captain, 1972-2002
- Campaign manager, Wendell Bailey for Congress, 1980
- Administrative assistant, U.S. Rep. Wendell Bailey of Missouri, 1981-1982
- Private practice, Jefferson City, Missouri, 1983-1989
- Director of revenue, Missouri Department of Revenue, 1989-1991
- Adjunct professor, Westminster College, 1998-2004
- Adjunct professor, University of Missouri School of Law, 1998-2004
- Judge, Supreme Court of Missouri, 1991-2004; chief justice, 1997-1999
- Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2018-2022
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