David Ezekiel Henderson
David Ezekiel Henderson 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,, North Carolina, Henderson attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and read law 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.
