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Born in 1960, Judge Bennett graduated from Pitkin High School in 1978 and went on to receive a B.A. from McNeese in 1982 and a J.D. from Southern University Law Center in 1993.

Before being elected judge in 2017, Judge Bennett served as a Public Defender for 14 years and served as an Assistant District Attorney for 8 years.

Judge Bennett is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association and the Vernon Parish Bar Association.