Thelton Eugene Henderson
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Senior status. Born 1933.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
- Nominated
- May 9, 1980
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jun 26, 1980
- Commissioned
- Jun 30, 1980
- Senior status
- Nov 28, 1998
Education
- B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1956
- J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, 1962
Career
- U.S. Army corporal, 1956-1958
- Attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1962-1963
- Private practice, Oakland, California, 1964-1966
- Directing attorney, East Bayshore Neighborhood Legal Center, East Palo Alto, California, 1966-1969
- Assistant dean, Stanford Law School, 1968-1977
- Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1977-1980
- Associate professor, Golden Gate University School of Law, 1978-1980
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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