Jimm Larry Hendren
Jimm Larry Hendren | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas | |
| Assumed office December 31, 2012 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas | |
| In office 1997–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Franklin Waters |
| Succeeded by | Paul K. Holmes III |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas | |
| In office March 18, 1992 – December 31, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Succeeded by | Timothy L. Brooks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 11, 1940 Gravette, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Education | University of Arkansas (BA, LLB) |
Jimm Larry Hendren (born June 11, 1940 in Gravette, Arkansas) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
Education and career
Hendren graduated with a
Federal judicial service
Hendren was nominated by George H. W. Bush as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas on November 5, 1991, to a new seat created by 104 Statute 5089. The nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 13, 1992, and Hendren received his commission on March 18, 1992. He served as the Chief Judge from 1997 until he assumed senior status on December 31, 2012.[1] As of 2020, he is the last judge appointed to the Western District of Arkansas by a Republican president.
Notable case
Hendren is well known for ruling in favor of Billy Ray and Mary Nell Counts, a couple in
See also
- Religious debates over Harry Potter
- Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series
References
- ^ a b "Hendren, Jimm Larry - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ "Judge Smites Harry Potter Restrictions in Arkansas". American Library Association. 2003-04-28. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-03-13.
- ^ "Fayetteville Rethinks Restricted Reads". American Library Association. 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
External links
- Jimm Larry Hendren at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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