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George Henley (judge)

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American judge (1890–1965)

George Washington Henley, Jr. (May 13, 1890 – February 19, 1965) was a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court for two months, from March 15, 1955, to May 23, 1955.

Born in Washington, D.C., Henley received a Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University Bloomington in 1913, followed by an LL.B. from the Indiana University School of Law in 1914. 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 Indiana House of Representatives from 1937 to 1947. 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 George N. Craig 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 to the seat, supplanting Henley; Arterburn would go on to serve for 22 years.

Henley died in Bloomington, Indiana, and was eulogized by Indiana University chancellor Herman B Wells, and interred in Rose Hill Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt, "Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices", Indiana Law Review, Volume 30, Number 1 (1997), section reproduced in Indiana Courts Justice Biographies pages 335-336.
  2. ^ Colleen Kristl Pauwels, "George W. Henley Jr.", in Linda C. Gugin, James E. St. Clair, eds., Justices of the Indiana Supreme Court (2010), page 343-345.
  3. https://www.capitolandwashington.com/offices/county/

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Indiana House of Representatives
Preceded byQuincy Austin East Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
from the Monroe County district
1936–1948 		Succeeded byDonald Aquilla Rogers
Political offices
Preceded byFrank E. Gilkison Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
1955–1955 		Succeeded byNorman Arterburn


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