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Mark J. Bennett has served as Attorney General of Hawaii since January 3, 2003, appointed by Governor Linda Lingle. The Attorney General of Hawaii is the State Attorney General and the chief legal and law enforcement officer of the State of Hawai{{okina}}i. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Linda Lingle (born Linda Cutter on June 4 1953) has been Governor of Hawaii since December 2 2002. He was the first Republican to be appointed to the office in forty years. The Hawaii Republican Party is the state affiliate of the Republican Party of the United States. From August 25 to September 3, 2004, Bennett assumed the constitutional role as acting Governor of Hawaii during the absence of both the governor and lieutenant governor from the state. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Governor of Hawaii, also called Ke Kiaaina o Hawaii, is the chief executive of the State of Hawai{{okina}}i and its various agencies

Bennett is married to attorney Patricia Tomi Ohara.

Education

In 1976, Bennett obtained his bachelor of arts degree in political science from Union College. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems Union College is a non-denominational independent liberal arts college located in Schenectady New York. In 1979, he obtained his doctorate of jurisprudence from Cornell University. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional It was at Cornell that Bennett sat on the Board of Editors of the Law Review. Upon leaving law school, Bennett was hired to work as a law clerk for Samuel P. King, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.


Attorney

After a successful year under the tutelage of King, from 1980 to 1982 Bennett served as Assistant United States Attorney in Washington, DC. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D He was then transferred and served as Assistant United States Attorney in Honolulu, Hawaii until 1990. Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) In 1991, Bennett went into private legal practice as a partner at the firm of McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. At the same time, he worked pro-bono for the Attorney General's Office and taught at the William S. Richardson School of Law. The William S Richardson School of Law is a public co-educational institution of the University of Hawai{{okina}}i at Mānoa in Honolulu Hawai{{okina}}i.


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