Jimm Larry Hendren | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas | |
| Assumed office December 31, 2012 | |
| Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas | |
| In office 1997–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Franklin Waters |
| Succeeded by | Paul K. Holmes III |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas | |
| In office March 18, 1992 – December 31, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Succeeded by | Timothy L. Brooks |
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| Born | (1940-06-11)June 11, 1940 (age 85) Gravette, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Education | University of Arkansas (BA,LLB) |
Jimm Larry Hendren (born June 11, 1940 inGravette, Arkansas) is an inactiveseniorUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
Hendren graduated with aBachelor of Arts degree from theUniversity of Arkansas in 1964 and then received aBachelor of Laws from theUniversity of Arkansas School of Law in 1965. Later that year Hendren would join theJAG Corps of theUnited States Navy, returning in 1968, for a year, to his private practice inBentonville,Arkansas, which he would expand in later years. In 1970 Hendren became aUnited States Naval ReserveLieutenant Commander, a position he would hold until 1983. Meanwhile, in 1977, he became aprobate judge (Chancellor) of Arkansas' Sixteenth Chancery District, before returning again to his private practice.[1]
Hendren was nominated byGeorge H. W. Bush as a United States District Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas on November 5, 1991, to a new seat created by104 Statute 5089. The nomination was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on March 13, 1992, and Hendren received his commission on March 18, 1992. He served as the Chief Judge from 1997 until he assumedsenior status on December 31, 2012.[1] As of 2020, he is the last judge appointed to the Western District of Arkansas by a Republican president.
Hendren is well known for ruling in favor of Billy Ray and Mary Nell Counts, a couple inCedarville, Arkansas, in the 2003lawsuitCounts et ux. v. Cedarville School Board. The court decided that the local school's rule requiring parents' written consent to read theHarry Potter books wasunconstitutional.[2] The district court's opinion can be foundhere, and the decision was cited asprecedent in subsequentcensorship cases.[3]
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| Preceded by Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas 1992–2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas 1997–2012 | Succeeded by |
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