Albert John Henderson

Albert John Henderson
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
In office January 31, 1986 – May 11, 1999
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
In office October 1, 1981 – January 31, 1986
Appointed by	operation of law
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	James Larry Edmondson
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office July 13, 1979 – October 1, 1981
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
In office 1976–1979
Preceded by	Newell Edenfield
Succeeded by	Charles Allen Moye Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
In office October 11, 1968 – July 26, 1979
Appointed by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Lewis Render Morgan
Succeeded by	Orinda Dale Evans
Personal details
Born	Albert John Henderson (1920-12-12)December 12, 1920 Canton, Georgia, U.S.
Died	May 11, 1999(1999-05-11) (aged 78) Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Education	Mercer University (LLB)

Albert John Henderson (December 12, 1920 – May 11, 1999) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and earlier was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Education and career

Born in Canton, Georgia, Henderson was a Sergeant in the United States Army from 1943 to 1945, and then received a Bachelor of Laws from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in 1947. He was an underwriter for Lawyers Title Insurance Company in Atlanta, Georgia from 1947 to 1948, and was in private practice in Marietta, Georgia from 1948 to 1960. He was a trial attorney of the Assistant State Solicitor General's Office of the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit from 1949 to 1952. He was a judge of the Juvenile Court of Cobb County, Georgia from 1953 to 1960, and then on the Superior Court of Cobb County from 1961 to 1968.

Federal judicial service

On September 25, 1968, Henderson was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia vacated by Judge Lewis Render Morgan. Henderson was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 10, 1968, and received his commission on October 11, 1968. He served as Chief Judge from 1976 to 1979. His service terminated on July 26, 1979, due to his elevation to the Fifth Circuit.

On April 18, 1979, President Jimmy Carter nominated Henderson to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 12, 1979, receiving his commission the following day. On October 1, 1981, Henderson was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1986, serving in that capacity until his death, in Marietta.

External links

• Albert John Henderson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.