Judge William Duane Benton is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. He joined the court in 2004 after being nominated by former President George W. Bush. Prior to his appointment, Judge Benton served as the chief justice of the Missouri Supreme Court. During his service on the court he received his masters of laws from the University of Virginia, completed the senior executives program at Harvard University’s John F Kennedy School of Government, and completed a post-graduate appellate judges course at New York University’s Institute of Judicial Administration.
Prior to serving on the Supreme Court of Missouri, Judge Benton was appointed by then-Governor John Ashcroft as director of the state’s department of revenue. Judge Benton also worked as a judge advocate general for the United States Navy, during which time he received his master’s degree in business administration and accountancy from the University of Memphis.
Judge Benton earned his law degree from Yale Law School and was the managing editor of the Yale Law Journal.
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The Declaration of Independence: A Founding Vision and Its Legacy at 250
DC Young Lawyer Chapter
Carmine's Italian Restaurant425 7th St NW
Washington, DC 20004
Panel II: The Rule of Law and the Role of Rhetoric
2025 Missouri Chapters Conference
The Missouri Capitol Building201 W Capitol Ave.
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Panel One: Judicial Conversation
2024 Missouri Chapters Conference
Missouri Capitol Building201 W Capitol Ave.
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Constitution Day: Interpretations to Last the Ages
Washburn Student Chapter
Washburn University School of Law2073 SW Washburn Terrace E, - Room #150
Topeka,, KS 66621
Internal Lunch with Judge Benton
Northwestern Student Chapter
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law375 E Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
Panel 2: The Role of a Judge - A Conversation with Federal and State Appellate Judges and Federal District Court Judges
Our distinguished panel of judges discussed the unique roles of both appellate judges and trial...
Panel 2: The Role of a Judge - A Conversation with Federal and State Appellate Judges and Federal District Court Judges
Our distinguished panel of judges discussed the unique roles of both appellate judges and trial...
Corporations, Securities & Antitrust and Telecommunications & Electronic Media: Regulating Social Media
2020 National Lawyers Convention
On November 10, 2020, The Federalist Society's Corporations, Securities & Antitrust and Telecommunications & Electronic...
Corporations, Securities & Antitrust and Telecommunications & Electronic Media: Regulating Social Media
2020 National Lawyers Convention
On November 10, 2020, The Federalist Society's Corporations, Securities & Antitrust and Telecommunications & Electronic...
Implications of the Dred Scott Case for Appellate Review - Event Audio
Kansas City Lawyers Chapter
For the Kansas City Lawyers Chapter Third Thursday Luncheon, Judge Duane Benton of the United...
