Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of California Nominated by Jimmy Carter on May 9, 1980, to a seat vacated by Cecil F. Poole; Confirmed by the Senate on June 26, 1980, and received commission on June 30, 1980. Served as chief judge, 1990-1997. Assumed senior status on November 28, 1998.
Education: University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1956
University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1962
Professional 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
Thelton Henderson tried to overturn the majority vote over Prop 209 (the repealing preferences and quotas in CA using state monies). He tried to rule it as “invalid”.