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Mark Jeremy Bennett

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Born 1953.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Appointed by
Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Nominated
Feb 15, 2018
Senate vote
72 to 27
Confirmed
Jul 10, 2018
Commissioned
Jul 13, 2018

Education

  • B.A., Union College, 1976
  • J.D., Cornell Law School, 1979

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Samuel P. King, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, 1979-1980
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1980-1982
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Hawaii, 1982-1989
  • Private practice, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1990-2002, 2011-2018
  • Adjunct professor of law, William S. Richardson School of Law, Unversity of Hawaii, 1991-1993, 2001, 2008
  • Special prosecuting attorney, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, 1997-1998
  • Special deputy attorney general, State of Hawaii, 1997-2001, 2011-2018
  • Attorney general, State of Hawaii, 2003-2010
  • Special deputy corporation counsel, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, 2015-2018

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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