Duane Benton
Duane Benton | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
| Assumed office July 2, 2004 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Theodore McMillian |
| Chief Justice of Missouri | |
| In office July 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | John C. Holstein |
| Succeeded by | William Ray Price Jr. |
| Judge of the Missouri Supreme Court | |
| In office August 16, 1991 – July 2, 2004 | |
| Appointed by | John Ashcroft |
| Preceded by | William Howard Billings |
| Succeeded by | Mary Rhodes Russell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Duane Benton September 8, 1950 Springfield, Missouri |
| Residence(s) | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Education | Northwestern University (BA) Yale University (JD) Memphis State University (MBA) University of Virginia (LLM) |
William Duane Benton (born September 8, 1950), known professionally as Duane Benton, is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.