- Richard Bennett is currently a Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Texas.
- His previous roles include:
- Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division
Assistant Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division
- Bennett served as a law clerk for Judge Crone (E.D. Tex.).
- He graduated from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2000.