Last updated on: 12/7/2007 | Author: ProCon.org

Marion T. Bennett, JD Biography

Title:
Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Position:
None Found to the question "Should the Government Allow Immigrants Who Are Here Illegally to Become US Citizens?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of Apr. 24, 2007

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
    Experts
Individuals with advanced degrees in fields relevant to immigration. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to immigration.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1986 – 1987
  • Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982 – 1986
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Claims, 1972 – 1982
  • Colonel in United States Air Force Reserve, 1974
  • Chief Commissioner, U.S. Court of Claims, Washington, D.C., 1964 – 1972
  • Commissioner, U.S. Court of Claims, Washington, D.C., 1949 – 1964
  • U.S. Representative (R-MO), 1943 – 1949
  • Delegate to Missouri State Conventions, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1946, and 1948
  • Secretary to his father, U.S. Congressman Philip A. Bennett, 1941 – 1943
  • Member of the Greene County Republican Central Committee, 1938 – 1942
  • Admitted to the Missouri State Bar, 1938
Education:
  • JD, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1938
  • AB, Political Science and Sociology, Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield, 1935
Other:
  • Died in the year 2000