Duane Benton

Duane Benton
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Assumed office
July 2, 2004
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byTheodore McMillian
Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court
In office
July 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999
Preceded byJohn C. Holstein
Succeeded byWilliam Ray Price Jr.
Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court
In office
August 16, 1991 – July 2, 2004
Appointed byJohn Ashcroft
Preceded byWilliam Howard Billings
Succeeded byMary Rhodes Russell
Personal details
BornWilliam Duane Benton
(1950-09-08) September 8, 1950
EducationNorthwestern 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.