Benson Everett Legg
American judge (born 1947)
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::summary American judge (born 1947) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Benson Everett Legg |
| image | Benson E. Legg, U.S. District Court Judge.jpg |
| office | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland |
| term_start | June 8, 2012 |
| term_end | February 6, 2013 |
| office1 | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland |
| term_start1 | January 6, 2003 |
| term_end1 | January 4, 2010 |
| predecessor1 | Frederic N. Smalkin |
| successor1 | Deborah K. Chasanow |
| office2 | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland |
| term_start2 | September 16, 1991 |
| term_end2 | June 8, 2012 |
| appointer2 | George H. W. Bush |
| predecessor2 | Paul V. Niemeyer |
| successor2 | Paul W. Grimm |
| birth_name | Benson Everett Legg |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Baltimore, Maryland |
| education | Princeton University (AB) |
| University of Virginia School of Law (JD) | |
| :: |
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Education and career
Legg was born in Baltimore, Maryland. After receiving his education at the preparatory school Gilman School in Baltimore, graduating in the class of 1966, he earned an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Princeton University in 1970. He went on to obtain a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1973 and was admitted to the Maryland bar the same year. From 1973 to 1974, Legg was a law clerk to Judge Frank Albert Kaufman of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and then practiced law privately in Baltimore from 1975 to 1991.
Federal judicial service
On May 15, 1991, he was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to fill a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland vacated by Judge Paul V. Niemeyer. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 12, 1991, and received his commission on September 16, 1991. He served as Chief Judge from January 6, 2003 to January 4, 2010. He assumed senior status on June 8, 2012. He retired from active service on February 6, 2013.
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