Conference Elects Judge Benton to FJC Board

The Judicial Conference has elected Judge Duane Benton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to a four-year term on the Board of the Federal Judicial Center. Judge Benton was nominated by the Chief Justice to serve on the Center's nine-person Board. (3/13/18)

The Board of the Center

The Chief Justice of the United States, Chair 

Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Judge Duane Benton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 

Judge Curtis L. Collier, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee 

Judge Barbara J. Houser, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas​

Judge Kimberly J. Mueller, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Judge George Z. Singal, U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

Judge David S. Tatel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

James C. Duff, Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

• Board Members of the Federal Judicial Center, 1968-present