Mark W. Bennett
| Mark W. Bennett | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa | |
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Assumed office June 4, 2015 |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa | |
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In office 1999–2006 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Joseph Melloy |
| Succeeded by | Linda R. Reade |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa | |
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In office August 26, 1994 – June 4, 2015 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Donald Eugene O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Leonard Terry Strand |
| Personal details | |
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Mark W. Bennett 1950 (age 66–67) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Gustavus Adolphus College B.A. Drake University Law School J.D. |
Mark W. Bennett (born 1950) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Bennett received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1972 and a Juris Doctor from Drake University Law School in 1975. He was in private practice in Des Moines, Iowa from 1975 to 1991, also serving as general counsel to the Iowa Civil Liberties Union from 1975 to 1989. He was a supervising attorney at Drake University Law School's Legal Ethics Clinic from 1981 to 1983, and a lecturer in law, teaching trial advocacy, at the University of Iowa College of Law from 1984 to 1985. He was a special prosecutor for the Committee of Professional Ethics and Conduct of the Iowa State Bar in 1987, and an instructor with the Drake University Trial Advocacy Institute from 1987 to 1989.
From 1991 to 1994, Bennett was a United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. On June 21, 1994, Bennett was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa vacated by Donald Eugene O'Brien. Bennett was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 9, 1994, and received his commission on August 26, 1994. He served as chief judge from 1999 to 2006. He assumed senior status on June 4, 2015.
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