Albert John Henderson (December 12, 1920 – May 11, 1999) was a

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of the

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and the

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and earlier was a United States district judge of the

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Education and career

Born in Canton,

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, Henderson was a Sergeant in the

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from 1943 to 1945, and then received a

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from the Walter F. George School of Law at

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in 1947. He was an underwriter for Lawyers Title Insurance Company in

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, 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

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, 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

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to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. Henderson was confirmed by the

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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

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nominated Henderson to a new seat on the

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

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to the

. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1986, serving in that capacity until his death, in Marietta.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Albert John 1920 births 1999 deaths Georgia (U.S. state) state court judges Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia United States district court judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit United States court of appeals judges appointed by Jimmy Carter People from Canton, Georgia People from Marietta, Georgia 20th-century American lawyers Superior court judges in the United States United States Army officers United States Army personnel of World War II