Mark Bennett's Biography
- Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit
Contact Information
Office
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Post Office Box 193939
San Francisco, CA 94119-3939
Full Name:
Mark Jeremy Bennett
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Patricia Tomi Ohara
Birth Date:
1953
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, NY
Home City:
Honolulu, HI
JD, Cornell Law School, 1979
BA, Political Science, Union College, 1976
Attorney General, State of Hawaii, 2003-2010
Acting Governor, State of Hawaii, 2004
No caucus information on file.
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2018-present
Professor, Criminal Procedure, William S. Richardson School of Law
Special Deputy Corporation Counsel, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, 2015-2018
Attorney, Private Practice, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2011-2018
Special Deputy Attorney General, State of Hawaii, 1997-2001, 2011-2018
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, July 10, 2018
Nominated by President Donald J. Trump, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, February 15, 2018
Adjunct Professor, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, 1991-1993, 2001, 2008
Partner, McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon, Limited Liability Partnership, 1990-2002
Special Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, 1997-1998
Assistant United States Attorney, District of Hawaii, 1982-1989
Assistant United States Attorney, Washington, District of Columbia, 1980-1982
Law Clerk, Honorable Samuel P. King, United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, 1979-1980
Chair, Antitrust Committee, National Association of Attorney Generals, 2004-present
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers