George Washington Henley, Jr. (May 13, 1890 – February 19, 1965) was a justice of the

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for two months, from March 15, 1955, to May 23, 1955. Born in

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, Henley received an

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from

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in 1913, followed by an LL.B. from the

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in 1914.Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt,
Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices
, ''

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'', Vol. 30, No. 1 (1997), section reproduced i
Indiana Courts Justice Biographies pages 335-336
Colleen Kristl Pauwels, "George W. Henley Jr.", in Linda C. Gugin, James E. St. Clair, eds., ''Justices of the Indiana Supreme Court'' (2010), p. 343-345. Having been admitted to the bar that year, he entered private practice and "represented a variety of corporate clients", also serving as a member of the

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from 1937 to 1947.https://www.capitolandwashington.com/offices/county/ Thereafter, he became a director of the Monon Railroad. On February 25, 1955, Justice Frank E. Gilkison died, leaving a vacancy in the court. On March 15, 1955, Governor

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appointed Henley to the seat. Henley agreed to the appointment with the understanding that he would serve until the end of the court's term, on May 21, as he could not afford to be away from his private practice longer than that. Henley "told the press that he did not want the appointment, but he only wanted the prestige of having served". On April 14, 1955, Craig announced Henley's imminent resignation, and on May 23, 1955, Craig appointed

Norman Arterburn Norman Frank Arterburn (May 13, 1902 – February 10, 1979) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from May 23, 1955 to May 13, 1977.Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kl ...

to the seat, supplanting Henley; Arterburn would go on to serve for 22 years. Henley died in

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, and was eulogized by Indiana University chancellor

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, and interred in Rose Hill Cemetery.

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