--- title: "Mark Jeremy Bennett | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mark-jeremy-bennett" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Mark Jeremy Bennett U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - State: National federal courts - Role: U.S. Circuit Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2018-present - Adjunct professor of law, William S. Richardson School of Law, Unversity of Hawaii, 2008-present - Adjunct professor of law, William S. Richardson School of Law, Unversity of Hawaii, 2001-present - Special deputy corporation counsel, City and County of Honolulu, HI, 2015-2018 - Special deputy attorney general, State of Hawaii, 2011-2018 - Attorney general, State of Hawaii, 2003-2010 - From January 3, 2003, to December 6, 2010, Bennett held the role of Attorney General of Hawaii under Governor Linda Lingle, making him the first Republican appointed to the statewide office in 40 years - Special deputy attorney general, State of Hawaii, 1997-2001 - Special prosecuting attorney, City and County of Honolulu, HI, 1997-1998 - Adjunct professor of law, William S. Richardson School of Law, Unversity of Hawaii, 1991-1993 - Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia (1980–1982) and for the District of Hawaii (1982–1990) - Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Hawaii, 1982-1989 - Law Clerk, District Court, D. Hawaii, 1979-1980 - American judge serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - He clerked for Chief Judge Samuel P. King of the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii - Adjunct professor at the William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii ### Education - Cornell University — J.D. (1979) - Union College (BA, 1976), Cornell Law School (JD, 1979) - Union College — political science — B.A. (1976) ### Additional information - Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: April 11, 2018 - Commission issued: July 13, 2018 - Reported out of committee: May 10, 2018 (18–2 vote) - Senate confirmation: July 10, 2018, by a 72–27 vote - On February 15, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Bennett to replace Judge Richard Clifton, who had assumed senior status in 2016. - Private practice, Honolulu, HI, 2011-2018 - Private practice in Honolulu, Hawaii (1990–2002, 2011–2018). - He also acted as Acting Governor in August 2004. - Private practice, Honolulu, HI, 1990-2002 - Born February 24, 1953, New York City. - Date of birth: 1953-01-01 - The opposition to his confirmation was largely from Republican senators due to his defense of Hawaii’s restrictive firearms laws in court. - As a Ninth Circuit judge, Bennett has authored and participated in numerous appellate opinions, including Erwine v. - Westbrook and United States v. - Gessen. - The Ninth Circuit is one of 13 U.S. Courts of Appeals, covering the Pacific states and Alaska. - Birth place: Brooklyn, NY - Cornell Law Review ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### appellate oral argument Scope: courtwide In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation. Evidence excerpt: Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessary [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4908101) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4908101) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/4908101) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8547/mark-jeremy-bennett/) - [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8547/mark-jeremy-bennett/) - [Wikidata: Mark J. 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