Background
Bentley, Allen R. was born on July 5, 1945 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
Bentley, Allen R. was born on July 5, 1945 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
Oberlin College (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, with highest honors in Government). Yale Law School (Bachelor of Laws Phi Beta Kappa. Articles and Book Review Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1969-1970.
Spoken languages: French.
Worked at Bukey & Bentley (Seattle, Washington) specializing in White Collar Criminal Defense, Environmental Criminal Defense, Forfeiture Law, Criminal Tax Investigations, Extradition. Admitted to the bar, 1971, New York and United States. District Court, Northern District of New New York
1973, United States.
District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1981, United States. District Court, Western District of Washington and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1982, Washington and United States. Supreme Court; 1984, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Washington. Phi Beta Kappa. Articles and Book Review Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1969-1970.
Law Clerk, Honorary West.R. Mansfield, Judge, United States.
Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, 1970-1971. Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1975-1980. Assistant Federal Public Defender, Western District of Washington, 1981-1988.
Commissioner, Bellevue Planning Commission, 1990-1995.
Chair, 1992-1993. Member: Washington State and American Bar Associations. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1995).
With Angus Macbeth, "Mortgage Lenders and the Housing Supply," 57 Cornell Law Review 149, 1972. Author: "An Alternative Residential Lease," 74 Columbia Law Review 836, 1974. Law Clerk, Honorary W.R. Mansfield, Judge, United States.
Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, 1971. Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1975-1980. Assistant Federal Public Defender, Western District of Washington, 1981-1988.
Commissioner, Bellevue Planning Commission.
Member: Washington State and American Bar Associations. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1995).