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Thelton Eugene Henderson

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · 1980

Thelton Eugene Henderson , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Thelton Eugene Henderson (born November 28, 1933) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He has played an important role in the field of civil rights as a lawyer, educator, and jurist.

Education

  • University of California, BerkeleyB.A., 1956
  • University of California, Berkeley, School of LawJ.D., 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

Biography

Thelton Eugene Henderson (born November 28, 1933) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He has played an important role in the field of civil rights as a lawyer, educator, and jurist.

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