Paul Bender (jurist) explained

Paul Bender
Office:Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Term Start:1998
Office3:Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States
Appointer3:Drew S. Days III
Term Start3:1993
Term End3:1996
Predecessor3:John Roberts
Successor3:Seth P. Waxman
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Education:Harvard University (BA, JD)

Paul Bender is an American legal scholar and former dean of the Arizona State University college of law. He was formerly a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Over his career Bender has argued more than 20 cases before the United States Supreme Court. He is often cited as an expert in constitutional law.[1] [2] [3]

Education

Bender attended James Madison High School in Brooklyn, New York, where he was a high school classmate with future Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.[4] Bender received both his bachelors and J.D. degrees from Harvard University. After law school Bender clerked for Judge Learned Hand of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, then for Justice Felix Frankfurter of the U.S. Supreme Court during the 1959 Term.

Legal career

After his clerkships Bender was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School before becoming dean of the Arizona State University college of law in 1984. In 1965 Bender served as Assistant to U.S. Solicitors General Archibald Cox where he defended the United States in Brenner v. Manson. He later worked as General Counsel to the President's Commission on Obscenity and Pornography from 1968 until 1970. Bender served as dean of the ASU law school until 1989. In 1993, during the Bill Clinton administration, Bender was appointed Deputy Solicitor General by Drew Days. Bender continues to teach courses in constitutional law at ASU.

Bender has been the Chief Judge of the court of appeals of the San Carlos Apache Tribe since 2005, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation since 1998.

While Deputy Solicitor General, Bender argued several notable cases, including:

Other notable case Bender has argued before the Court include:

Bender was a vocal opponent of Miguel Estrada, who worked under Bender at the Solicitor General's office, when Estrada was nominated to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals[10] [11] [12]

Arizona redistricting commission

Bender was part of the team that drafted Arizona's Proposition 106, which created the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission in 2000.[13] Bender subsequently sought one of the five seats on the commission.[14] [15] His nomination was opposed by Republicans in the state legislature[16] and was the subject of an Arizona Supreme Court case: Adams v. Commission on Appellate Court Appointment.[17] The court held that members of tribal courts are not "public officials" for the purpose of the redistricting commission.[18]

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Notes and References

  1. News: A Crack in the Wall. 5 November 2010. The New York Times.
  2. Web site: Supreme Court Review - Arizona PBS. Azpbs.org. 2017-01-23.
  3. Web site: Paul Bender: A constitutional authority still learns from his students. Gary. Grado. Azcapitoltimes.com. January 20, 2017. 2017-01-23.
  4. News: Supreme Court Roundup; Opening Term, Court Will Ponder Sign on a Home. The New York Times. 5 October 1993. Greenhouse. Linda.
  5. Web site: Farmer V. Brennan | Findlaw . Caselaw.lp.findlaw.com . 2017-01-23.
  6. Web site: 513 U.S. 454 (1995) : United States et al. v. National Treasury Employees Union et al. . PDF . Loc.heinonline.org . 2017-01-23 .
  7. Web site: United States v. Virginia (full text) :: 518 U.S. 515 (1996) :: Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center . Supreme.justia.com . 2017-01-23.
  8. Web site: United States v. Winstar Corp. (full text) :: 518 U.S. 839 (1996) :: Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center . Supreme.justia.com . 2017-01-23.
  9. Web site: Bush v. Vera (full text) :: 517 U.S. 952 (1996) :: Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center . Supreme.justia.com . 2017-01-23.
  10. News: An Unacceptable Nominee . . 2003-01-29 . 2017-01-23.
  11. Web site: What a difference an election makes. . National Review . 2003-01-31 . 2017-01-23.
  12. News: Estrada's Nomination Sparks Fierce Partisan Row Over Race. Robert S.. Greenberger. 7 March 2003. Wall Street Journal.
  13. News: Levy. Gabrielle. Supreme Court Upholds Arizona's Independent Redistricting Panel. January 24, 2017. U.S. News & World Report. June 29, 2015. 'The people of the country are saying, 'Hey, we don't want legislators drawing their own districts,' Bender says. 'We don't want them gerrymandering the state in order to increase the political power of the people who happen to be in the majority. That’s not democracy.'.
  14. Web site: Application (Including Attachments) For Independent Redistricting Commission : Paul Bender . Sonoranalliance.com . 2017-01-23.
  15. News: Christopher Cook . Is Paul Bender Really 'Independent?' . Western Free Press . December 8, 2010 . 2017-01-23 . February 2, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202093328/http://www.westernfreepress.com/2010/12/08/is-paul-bender-really-independent/ . dead .
  16. Web site: Russell Pearce Wants To Rig Redistricting (Surprise, Surprise). Stephen. Lemons. 28 December 2010. Phoenixnewtimes.com. 2017-01-23.
  17. https://caselaw.findlaw.com/az-supreme-court/1574045.html Adams v. Commission on Appellate Court Appointment III
  18. News: Arizona court urged to decide redistricting issue . . 2017-01-23.