Thelton Henderson

Thelton Henderson
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office November 28, 1998
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office 1990–1997
Preceded by	William Austin Ingram
Succeeded by	Marilyn Hall Patel
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office June 30, 1980 – November 28, 1998
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Cecil F. Poole
Succeeded by	William Alsup
Personal details
Born	Thelton Eugene Henderson (1933-11-28) November 28, 1933 (age 90) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA, JD)

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.^[1]