Paul Bender (jurist)
Paul Bender | |
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Paul Bender (left), Jon Kyl (center), and Andrew D. Hurwitz (right) speaking at Arizona State University | |
| Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation | |
| Assumed office 1998 | |
| Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States | |
| In office January 1993 – November 13, 1997 | |
| Appointed by | Drew S. Days III |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Seth P. Waxman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1933 (age 91–92) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) |
Paul Bender is an American legal scholar and former dean of the Arizona State University college of law. He was formerly a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Over his career Bender has argued more than 20 cases before the United States Supreme Court. He is often cited as an expert in constitutional law.