Albert Henderson

Albert Henderson
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Current Court Information:
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Title:	Former Judge
Service:
Appointed by:	Jimmy Carter
Active:	7/12/1979 - 1/31/1986
Senior:	1/31/1986 - 5/11/1999
Past post:	Northern District of Georgia
Past chief:	1976-1979
Past term:	1968-1979
Past position:	Seat #3
Personal History
Born:	December 12, 1920
Deceased:	May 11, 1999
Law School:	Mercer U., LL.B., 1947
Military service:	U.S. Army 1943-1945

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. He served the federal judiciary until his death in 1999.

Early life and 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

Judicial career

Northern District of Georgia

Henderson was nominated to the United States District Court for 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. Henderson was succeeded in this position by Orinda Evans.

Fifth Circuit

Henderson was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for 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.

Eleventh Circuit

Judge Henderson was reassigned to the United States Court of Appeals for 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.

External links

• Judge Henderson Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

References

Federal judicial offices
Preceded by: Lewis Morgan	Northern District of Georgia 1968–1979 Seat #3	Succeeded by: Orinda Evans
Preceded by: NA - new seat	Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 1979–1981	Succeeded by: NA
Preceded by: NA - reassigned	Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1981–1999	Succeeded by: James Edmondson