Megan Blair Benton
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Born 1985.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 5, 2026
- Senate vote
- 51 to 46
- Confirmed
- Feb 4, 2026
- Commissioned
- Feb 10, 2026
Education
- B.A., M.A., Emory University, 2007
- J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School, 2010
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Ralph W. Dau and Hon. Barbara M. Scheper, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2011-2012
- Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 2012-2014
- Assistant prosecuting attorney, Platte County, Missouri, 2014-2017, 2019-2021
- Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2021-2026
- associate circuit judge, 2021-2023
- circuit judge, 2023-2026
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, December 1, 2025; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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