Dee Benson

Dee Vance Benson (August 25, 1948 – November 30, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer. He was born in Sandy, Utah. He was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Utah in 1991 by President George H. W. Bush. From 1999 to 2006, he was chief justice of the court. 

Benson died of brain cancer on November 30, 2020 at his home in Salt Lake City, Utah at the age of 72.U.S. District Judge Dee Benson dies at age 72

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Other websites
 BYU Law Review 
 Crandall Canyon Mine - Deseret News 
 Mineral Leasing Act 
 Secretary of the Interior

Category:1948 births
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Category:Lawyers from Salt Lake City, Utah