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

Born in Deppe, (an unincorporated community near White Oak), North Carolina, Henderson attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and

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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

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

Henderson returned to private practice in Charlotte until his death on July 25, 1968.

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