Karen LeCraft Henderson
 

Hon. Karen LeCraft Henderson
Firm: United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Address: E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse and
William B. Bryant Annex
333 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 216-7300
(202) 216-7000
Fax: (202) 273-0988
E-mail:
Web site: http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/
Position Bar Admissions Education
Honors Affiliations
Lawyer Profile:
Judge Henderson was appointed United States Circuit Judge in July 1990. She received her undergraduate degree from Duke University and her law degree from the University of North Carolina. Following law school, she was in private practice in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. From 1973 to 1983, she was with the Office of the South Carolina Attorney General, ultimately in the position of Deputy Attorney General. In 1983, she returned to private practice as a member of the firm of Sinkler, Gibbs & Simons of Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina. In June 1986, Judge Henderson was appointed United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina where she served until her appointment to the D.C. Circuit.
Current Employment Position(s):
Judge

Appointed 1990 by President Bush
Bar Admissions:
North Carolina, 1969
Education:
University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1969
J.D.

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1966
B.A.

Honors and Awards:
Honorary LL.D., University of South Carolina, 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association
Member

North Carolina Bar Association
Member

South Carolina Bar
Member

Federal Judges Association
Member

American Law Institute
Member

Supreme Court Historical Society
Member

American Judicature Society
Member

Federal American Inn of Court
Member

Past Employment Positions:
District of South Carolina, United States District Judge, 1986 - 1990

Sinkler, Gibbs & Simons, Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina, Member, 1983 - 1986

Columbia, South Carolina, Deputy Attorney General and Director of Criminal Division, 1982

Columbia, South Carolina, Senior Assistant Attorney General and Director Special Litigation Sec., 1978 - 1982

Office of the South Carolina Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, 1973 - 1983

Columbia, South Carolina, Assistant Attorney General, 1973 - 1978

Wright & Henderson, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Partner, 1969 - 1970

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Private Practice

Profile Last Updated:
10/30/2012
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