Albert Henderson
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Albert John Henderson (1920-1999) was a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Fifth and Eleventh Circuit
Henderson was nominated to the Fifth Circuit by President Jimmy Carter on April 18, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 12, 1979, and received commission the next day. He served the Fifth Circuit until he was reassigned to the Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1986. He served the Eleventh Circuit until his death on May 11, 1999.
Northern District of Georgia
Henderson was nominated to the Northern District of Georgia by President Lyndon Johnson on September 25, 1968, to a seat vacated by Lewis Morgan; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 10, 1968, and received commission the next day. From 1976-1979, he served as the chief judge. He served the Northern District of Georgia until he was elevated to the Fifth Circuit on July 26, 1979.
Education
- Mercer University School of Law, LL.B., 1947
Professional career
- U.S. Army Sergeant, 1943-1945
- Underwriter, Lawyers Title Insurance Company, Atlanta, Georgia, 1947-1948
- Private practice, Marietta, Georgia, 1948-1960
- Judge, Juvenile Court of Cobb County, Georgia, 1953-1960
- Trial attorney, Assistant State Solicitor General's Office, Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, 1949-1952
- Judge, Superior Court of Cobb County, Georgia, 1961-1968
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Edith Jones • Benavides • Clement • Davis • Dennis • Elrod • Emilio Garza • Haynes • Jolly • Owen • Prado • Smith • Southwick • Stewart • Wiener • Vacancy |
| Senior judges |
Barksdale • DeMoss • Duhe • Garwood • Higginbotham • King • Reavley |
| Former judges |
Ainsworth • Anderson • Batts • Bell • Borah • Brown • Bryan • Cameron • Carswell • Clayton • Charles Clark • Thomas Clark • Coleman • Dyer • Fay • Foster • Reynaldo Garza • Gee • Gewin • Godbold • Goldberg • Hatchett • Henderson • Hill • Robert Hill • Holmes • Hutcheson • Ingraham • Frank Johnson • Samuel Johnson • Jones • King • Kravitch • Lee • McCormick • McCord • Morgan • Pardee • Parker • Pickering • Politz • Rives • Roney • Rubin • Russell • Shelby • Sibley • Simpson • Strum • Tate • Thornberry • Tjoflat • Tuttle • Vance • Walker • Waller • Williams • Wisdom |
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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Dubina • Barkett • Birch • Black • Carnes • Edmondson • Hull • Marcus • Martin • Pryor • Tjoflat • Wilson |
| Senior judges | |
| Former judges |
Clark • Dyer • Godbold • Hatchett • Henderson • Johnson • Jones • Morgan • Rives • Roney • Simpson • Tuttle • Vance |
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Federal judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia |
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| Active judges |
Carnes • Batten • Duffey • Murphy • Pannell • Story • Thrash • Vacancy • Vacancy • Vacancy • Vacancy |
| Senior judges |
Camp • Cooper • Evans • Forrester • Hunt • Moye • O'Kelley • Shoob • Tidwell • Vining • Ward |
| Magistrate judges |
Brill • Baverman • Cole • Hagy • Johnson • King • Scofield • Vineyard • Walker |
| Former judges |
Andrews • Edenfield • Erskine • Freeman • Hall • Henderson • Hill • Hooper • Hull • Martin • McCay • Morgan • Newman • Nicoll • Russell • Sibley • Sloan • Smith • Underwood |
