David Ezekiel Henderson
Born 9/3/1879 · Died 7/25/1968
Judicial Career
- judNCWD9/1/1948 – 2/14/1949
Biography
American judge
David Ezekiel Henderson (September 3, 1879 – July 25, 1968) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina .
Education and career
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Born in Deppe, (an unincorporated community near White Oak ), North Carolina , Henderson attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and read law in 1905. He was in private practice in New Bern , North Carolina from 1905 to 1918, and then in Charlotte , North Carolina from 1918 to 1945. He was the United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina from 1945 to 1948.
Federal judicial service
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Henderson received a recess appointment from President Harry S. Truman on September 1, 1948, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina vacated by Judge Edwin Y. Webb . His service terminated on February 14, 1949, due to his resignation. He was never formally nominated by President Truman.
Later career and death
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Henderson returned to private practice in Charlotte until his death on July 25, 1968.
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[David Ezekiel Henderson](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390316)
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Sources
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- David Ezekiel Henderson at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
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