J. Smith Henley

Jesse Smith Henley
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
May 31, 1982 – October 18, 1997
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
March 14, 1975 – May 31, 1982
Appointed byGerald Ford
Preceded byPat Mehaffy
Succeeded byPasco Bowman II
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
In office
1959–1975
Preceded byThomas Clark Trimble III
Succeeded byGarnett Thomas Eisele
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
In office
September 8, 1959 – March 24, 1975
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byHarry Jacob Lemley
Succeeded byTerry Shell
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
In office
October 25, 1958 – September 8, 1959
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byThomas Clark Trimble III
Succeeded byGordon Elmo Young
Personal details
Born
Jesse Smith Henley

(1917-05-18)May 18, 1917
Saint Joe, Arkansas
DiedOctober 18, 1997(1997-10-18) (aged 80)
Harrison, Arkansas
Resting placeHenley Cemetery
Saint Joe, Arkansas
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Arkansas School of Law (LLB)

Jesse Smith Henley (May 18, 1917 – October 18, 1997) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.