Paul Benson (judge)

Paul Benson (June 1, 1918 April 22, 2004) was a United States federal judge.[1]

Born in Greenville Township, LaMoure County, North Dakota, Benson received a B.Sc. from the University of North Dakota in 1942 and was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He received an LL.B. from George Washington University Law School in 1949., entering private practice in Cavalier, North Dakota in 1949 and in Grand Forks, North Dakota from 1950 to 1971. He was an assistant city attorney of Grand Forks from 1952 to 1954. He was the North Dakota Attorney General from 1954 to 1955. He was a lecturer in the University of North Dakota School of Law from 1960 to 1965.

On July 12, 1971, Benson was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota vacated by Ronald N. Davies. Benson was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 29, 1971, and received his commission the same day. He served as chief judge from 1971 to 1985, assuming senior status on December 31, 1985. Benson served in that capacity until his death, in 2004, in Verona, Wisconsin.

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Preceded by
Elmo T. Christianson
Attorney General of North Dakota
19541955
Succeeded by
Leslie R. Burgum
Preceded by
Ronald Davies
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
1971–1985
Succeeded by
Rodney Scott Webb
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