Succeeded by vacant Name Mark Bennett | Role Judge Preceded by Donald E. O'Brien | |
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Alma mater Gustavus Adolphus CollegeDrake University Law School Similar People Angela Johnson, John Legend, Brad Pitt, Danny Glover, Russell Simmons | ||
Judge Bennett on Implicit Bias in the Courtroom
Mark W. Bennett (born 1950) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
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- Judge Bennett on Implicit Bias in the Courtroom
- Highlights Judges Explore Implicit Bias
- Education and career
- Federal judicial service
- References
Highlights: Judges Explore Implicit Bias
Education and career
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.
Federal judicial service
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.