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.
University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
1969 J.D., Doctor of JurisprudenceDuke University, Durham, North Carolina,
1966 B.A., Bachelor of Arts
American Bar Association MemberNorth Carolina Bar Association MemberSouth Carolina Bar MemberFederal Judges Association MemberAmerican Law Institute MemberSupreme Court Historical Society MemberAmerican Judicature Society MemberFederal American Inn of Court Member
Past Employment Positions:
District of South Carolina, United States District Judge,
1986
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1990Sinkler, Gibbs & Simons, Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina, Member,
1983
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1986Columbia, South Carolina, Deputy Attorney General and Director of Criminal Division,
1982Columbia, South Carolina, Senior Assistant Attorney General and Director Special Litigation Sec.,
1978
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1982Office of the South Carolina Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General,
1973
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1983Columbia, South Carolina, Assistant Attorney General,
1973
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1978Wright & Henderson, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Partner,
1969
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1970Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Private Practice
