Jesse Henley
| Jesse Henley | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Federal Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Gerald Ford |
| Active: | 3/14/1975 - 5/31/1982 |
| Senior: | 5/31/1982 - 10/18/1997 |
| Preceded by: | Pat Mehaffy |
| Past post: | Western District of Arkansas |
| Past term: | 9/8/1959 - 3/24/1975 |
| Past post 2: | Eastern District of Arkansas |
| Past chief 2: | 1959 - 1975 |
| Past term 2: | 9/8/1959 - 3/24/1975 |
| Past position 2: | Seat #3 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | May 18, 1917 |
| Home State: | Saint Joe, AR |
| Deceased: | October 18, 1997 |
| Law School: | U. of Arkansas School of Law, LL.B., 1941 |
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Jesse Smith Henley (1917-1997) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Early life and education
- University of Arkansas School of Law, LL.B., 1941[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1941-1954
- Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, 1943-1945
- Referee in Bankruptcy, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, 1943-1945
- Associate general counsel, Federal Communications Commission, 1954-1956
- Director, Office of Administrative Procedure, U.S. Department of Justice, 1956-1958[1]
Judicial career
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Henley was nominated by Gerald Ford on January 28, 1975, to a seat vacated by Pat Mehaffy. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 13, 1975, and received commission on March 14, 1975, and assumed senior status on May 31, 1982. Service for Henley was terminated on October 18, 1997, due to death.
Eastern District of Arkansas
Henley received a recess appointment from Dwight D. Eisenhower on October 25, 1958, to a seat vacated by Thomas Trimble. He was nominated to the position by Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 17, 1959. His service was terminated on September 8, 1959, after nomination was not confirmed by the Senate.
He was again nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 18, 1959, to a seat vacated by Harry Lemley. [1]He was confirmed by the Senate on September 2, 1959, and received commission on September 8, 1959. He served as chief judge from 1959-1975. His service was terminated on March 24, 1975, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Western District of Arkansas
Henley was nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 18, 1959, to a seat vacated by Harry Lemley. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 2, 1959, and received commission on September 8, 1959. Service for Henley was terminated on March 24, 1975, due to appointment to another judicial position.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jesse Henley's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Thomas Trimble |
Eastern District of Arkansas 1959–1959 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Gordon Young |
| Preceded by: Harry Lemley |
Western District of Arkansas 1959–1975 |
Succeeded by: Terry Shell |
| Preceded by: Harry Lemley |
Eastern District of Arkansas 1959–1975 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Terry Shell |
| Preceded by: Pat Mehaffy |
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 1975–1997 |
Succeeded by: Pasco Bowman |
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | James Marschewski • Barry Bryant • Erin Setser • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Susan Carter • Richard Arnold • Terry Shell • Morris Arnold • Daniel Ringo • Hugh Waters • Henry Clay Caldwell • Isaac Charles Parker • William Story • John Henry Rogers • Frank Youmans • Heartsill Ragon • Harry Lemley • John Elvis Miller • Oren Harris • Jesse Henley • George Howard • Elsijane Roy • Paul Williams • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Jimm Hendren • Hugh Waters • Harry Lemley • John Elvis Miller • Oren Harris • Paul Williams • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Brian Miller • Leon Holmes • Susan Carter • D.P. Marshall • Kristine Gerhard Baker | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | H. David Young • Jerry Cavaneau • J. Thomas Ray • Beth Deere • Jerome Kearney • Joe J. Volpe • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Henry Woods • William Overton • Richard Arnold • Terry Shell • Daniel Ringo • Henry Clay Caldwell • John Williams • Jacob Trieber • John Ellis Martineau • Thomas Trimble • Harry Lemley • Oren Harris • Jesse Henley • George Howard • Elsijane Roy • Stephen Reasoner • Gordon Young • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Garnett Eisele • Susan Carter • Thomas Trimble • Jesse Henley • Stephen Reasoner • | ||
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
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| 1974 |
Bauer • Bramwell • Cahn • Churchill • Clarke • Cook • Elfvin • Fitzgerald • Flaum • Gerry • Kirkland • Sessions • Torruella • Graafeiland | ||
| 1975 |
Brimmer • Brotman • Grady • Haden • Henley • Higginbotham • Kennedy • Leighton • McNagny • Meskill • O'Conor • Rogers • Shell • Siler • Stafford • Stevens • Thompson • Tjoflat • Wong | ||
| 1976 |
Ackerman • Anderson • Aronovitz • Broderick • Callister • Cohill • Copenhaver • Crowley • Davis • Fay • Goettel • Guy • Haight • Hall • Hill • Ingram • Manos • Munson • Poole • Pratt • Richey • Schwartz • Schwarzer • Sear • Sterling • Takasugi • Waters • Williams • Wood | ||
- Eastern District of Arkansas, Seat 1
- Eastern District of Arkansas, Seat 3
- Former federal judge, Western District of Arkansas
- Former federal judge, Eastern District of Arkansas
- Former federal judge, Eighth Circuit
- Former federal judge
- Appointed by Dwight Eisenhower
- Confirmed 1959
- Former chief judge, Eastern District of Arkansas
- Appointed by Gerald Ford
- Confirmed 1975
- U. of Arkansas Law Alumni
