What is 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.<ref>[https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/11/30/21729800/news-u-s-district-judge-dee-benson-dies-at-age-72 U.S. District Judge Dee Benson dies at age 72]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.lawreview.byu.edu/index.htm BYU Law Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719155421/http://www.lawreview.byu.edu/index.htm |date=2011-07-19 }} * [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700075941/Crandall-Canyon-miner-families-wonder-Why-not-my-loved-one.html Crandall Canyon Mine - Deseret News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003170751/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/700075941/Crandall-Canyon-miner-families-wonder-Why-not-my-loved-one.html |date=2018-10-03 }} * [http://www.enotes.com/major-acts-congress/mineral-leasing-act Mineral Leasing Act] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728175925/http://www.enotes.com/major-acts-congress/mineral-leasing-act |date=2011-07-28 }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110225033607/http://www.doi.gov/index.cfm Secretary of the Interior] {{DEFAULTSORT:Benson, Dee Vance}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American judges]] [[Category:Politicians from Salt Lake City, Utah]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Deaths from brain cancer]] [[Category:Lawyers from Salt Lake City, Utah]] {{US-bio-stub}}