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John K. Henderson, Jr. 2167 South Juniper St. Lakewood, Colorado 80228 (316) 2950084 [email protected] 2016 present Deputy Colorado Public Defender 2015 2016 Public Defender Reno County Hutchinson, Kansas 2004 – 2015 Assistant Federal Public Defender District of Kansas Wichita, Kansas 1998, 1999 – 2004 Assistant State Public Defender South Central Regional Defender Wichita, Kansas 1999 – 2012 Adjunct Professor, Baker University (MBA & BA courses) Wichita, Kansas 1999 Assistant State Public Defender City of Lynchburg Lynchburg, Virginia 1996 – 1998 Associate General Counsel Director of Litigation/Legislation Thorn Americas, Inc., Wichita, Kansas 1988 – 1996 Katten, Muchin, Zavis Washington, D.C. 1984 – 1988 Danaher, Tedford, Lagnese & Neal Hartford, Connecticut 1977 – 1984 Deputy Clerk and DeputyinCharge United States District Court, Hartford, Connecticut 1977 Deputy Clerk, United States District Court New Orleans, Louisiana 1975 – 1977 Upson – Miller Fellow Citizens Research Council of Michigan Detroit, Michigan

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Page 1: Candidate, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, 1991solterracommunity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/John-resume-7.… · John K. Henderson, Jr. 2167 South Juniper St. Lakewood, Colorado

John K. Henderson, Jr.2167 South Juniper St.

Lakewood, Colorado 80228(316) 295­[email protected]

2016 ­ present Deputy Colorado Public Defender

2015 ­ 2016              Public Defender Reno County                                           Hutchinson, Kansas

2004 – 2015 Assistant Federal Public Defender District of Kansas Wichita, Kansas

 1998, 1999 – 2004 Assistant State Public Defender South Central Regional Defender Wichita, Kansas

1999 – 2012 Adjunct Professor, Baker University (MBA & BA courses) Wichita, Kansas

1999 Assistant State Public Defender City of Lynchburg Lynchburg, Virginia

1996 – 1998 Associate General Counsel Director of Litigation/Legislation Thorn Americas, Inc., Wichita, Kansas

1988 – 1996 Katten, Muchin, Zavis Washington, D.C.

1984 – 1988 Danaher, Tedford, Lagnese & Neal Hartford, Connecticut

1977 – 1984 Deputy Clerk and Deputy­in­Charge United States District Court, Hartford, Connecticut

1977 Deputy Clerk, United States District Court New Orleans, Louisiana

1975 – 1977 Upson – Miller Fellow Citizens Research Council of Michigan Detroit, Michigan

 

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Professional Activity

CLE presentations on State and Federal Criminal LawPresident, (Elected) Hartford County Chapter Federal Bar AssociationMember, (Appointed) Court Delay Task Force, Connecticut Bar AssociationMember, (Appointed) Planning Committee, Fairfax Bar AssociationInitiate and contributed to seminar on Legal Issues Affecting Airport Operators

Civic ActivityActively Supported Dinosaur Ridge Neighbors Opposition to Car­lot Up­zoning ProposalPresident, (Elected) Waterstone Homeowner’s AssociationChairman, Airport Noise Study Subcommittee, Advisory Board to Fairfax County SupervisorsMember, (Appointed) Airport Advisory Board to Fairfax County SupervisorsPresident, (Elected) Sully District Council, Fairfax County Board of Trustees, (Elected) Little Rocky Run Homeowner’s AssociationChairman, (Elected) Land Use Committee, Little Rocky Run, VirginiaCandidate, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, 1991Successfully Initiated Citizen Opposition to Transportation Proposal, Little Rocky RunMember (Appointed) Inland Wetlands Commission, Bloomfield, ConnecticutCandidate, Town of Bloomfield Board of Commissioners, Bloomfield ConnecticutSuccessfully Initiated petition drive to enact Ethics Ordinance, Town of BloomfieldVolunteer, Symphony in the Flint Hills (7 years) (Patron Tent Team Leader 2 years)

Education

National Criminal Defense College   2005Candidate, Institute for Court Management Fellow 1996University of Connecticut School of Law    Juris Doctor  1983Wayne State University    Masters Public Administration   1977Kenyon College    Bachelor of Arts    1975United States Air Force Academy 1971 – 1972

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State Public Defender Experience

Assistant Public DefenderReno County, (Hutchinson) Kansas

Trial Attorney

• Responsible for representing indigent persons charged with felonies in District Court for Reno County, Kansas

• Handled all proceedings – First Appearance, Preliminary Hearings, Discovery, Motion, Trial, Sentencing, Probation Violation

• 12 Jury Trials in 12 months

Defense verdict in 10 of the 12 trials (Aggravated Rape, Aggravated  Kidnapping, Aggravated Robbery, )

Raised new defenses in failure to register casesGreater than 50% success rate on motions to suppressPresented mental disease/defect defense at trial on behalf of 14 year old client 

with no prior history in patricide case ­ sentencing and numerous  appeal issues (suppression and trial issues) pending

• Average Caseload 65

Types of Cases

• Homicide • Attempted Homicide• Aggravated Battery• Assault• Criminal Threat• Aggravated Kidnapping• Aggravated Robbery• Theft• Rape• Criminal Sodomy• Possession of Controlled Substances• Sale of Controlled Substances• Possession of Firearms• Forgery

 

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Assistant Federal Public Defender Experience

Assistant Federal Public DefenderDistrict of KansasWichita, Kansas

Trial / Appellate Attorney

• Responsible for representing indigent persons before the United States District Court for the District of Kansas and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

• Handled all proceedings (First Appearance, Bond Hearings, Discovery, Motion, Trial, Sentencing, Probation  ­ Supervised  Release Violation, Appeals)

• 31 Jury 5 Bench trials over 10 years

• 44 Appeals to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

(Notable Appeals: United States v. Baker  508 F.3d 1321 (10th Cir. 2007)          United States v. Lewis  768 F.3d 1086 (10th Cir. 2014) See                       related case Nichols v. United States 136 S.Ct. 113                       (2016)          United States v. Camick 796  F.3d 1206 (10th Cir.  2015)          United States v. Ackerman  ___ F3d ___ 2016 WL 4158217   August 5, 2016) (trial counsel ­ advisor to appellate     counsel) )

• Average Caseload 20­25

• Resolve over 80  cases per year

• Misdemeanor / Felony docket Ft. Riley

Types of Cases

• Guns• Drugs• Immigration• Fraud• Counterfeit• Bank Robbery• Hobbs Act • Threats against President• Terrorism• Child Pornography• SORNA

Initiated effort to obtain pretrial release of immigration clients held on ICE detainers

Developed expertise in operation of commitment procedures in not guilty by reason of insanity case

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State Public Defender Experience

Assistant Public DefenderSouth Central Regional Defender

Wichita, Kansas

Trial Attorney

• Responsible for representing indigent persons charged with felonies in District Court for Sedgwick County

• Handled all proceedings – First Appearance, Preliminary Hearings, Discovery, Motion, Trial, Sentencing, Probation Violation

• 50 Jury Trials in four years

• Average Caseload 35­40

• Resolved over 200 cases per year

Types of Cases

• Homicide (3)• Attempted Homicide• Aggravated Battery• Assault• Criminal Threat• Aggravated Kidnapping• Aggravated Robbery• Theft• Criminal Deprivation• Rape• Aggravated Indecent Liberties• Criminal Sodomy• Possession of Controlled Substances• Sale of Controlled Substances• Manufacture of Controlled Substances• DUI• Possession of Firearms• Forgery• Welfare Fraud

 

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Corporate Counsel Office Experience

Associate General CouncilDirector of Litigation/Legislation

Thorn Americas, Inc.

Litigation Management

Directed defense of 10 class actions and additional major litigation in the areas of commercial transactions, consumer regulatory compliance and employment discrimination.  Reported directly to General Counsel and frequently briefed CEO and senior management team, including London holding company management and board of directors.

• Managed litigation budget of $2 million• Managed team of outside trial attorneys• Directed transition from outside national counsel to network of local counsel• Coordinated communications with London management• Initiated and directed in­house task forces to support litigation

Attorney General

• Handled Attorney General investigations• Initiated pro­active outreach program and began implementation

Legislation

• Negotiated final passage of Hawaii legislation• Directed second phase of Minnesota and New Jersey lobby campaign (1996­1997)• Supported lobbying campaigns (1997­1998)• Worked closely with outside statewide coordinator• Led Wisconsin industry steering group

Public Relations

• Coordinated response to 20/20, Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel, NBC Nightly News, National Public Radio and several local media reports

• Initiated public relations efforts to support legislation and litigation and prepared budget proposal for public relations

• Chairman of public relations task force• Coordination with industry association

Operations Support

• Worked closely with home office and field operation in states with active litigation and lobbying

• Provided employment law support associated with discrimination class action

Closing Legal Department – Sale of Thorn Americas

• Initiated and directed document retention program• Established litigation support team to survive legal department 

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Private Practice ExperienceFirst Chair and Second Chair Trial Experience

Aviation Litigation• Denied boarding handicapped passengers• Air traffic control negligence• Pilot negligence• Airport operator negligence• Product liability• Federal preemption• Warsaw Convention• Administrative (FAA)

General Tort Litigation• AIDS blood product• Formaldehyde property damage• Chainsaw• Automobile and truck• Automatic transmission fluid

Franchise Litigation• Virginia Wine Franchise Act

Land Use Litigation• Homeowners, civic associations and developers

Construction Litigation• Highway construction delay• Defective concrete

Freight Transportation Litigation• Truck freight property damage

Insurance Coverage Litigation• Coverage opinion letters• Fraud

General Practice• Real estate closings• Wills

Appellate Court• United States Supreme Court• United States Circuit Courts (Second and Ninth Circuits)• State Courts (Alaska and Virginia)

Litigation Management• Directed defense and directly litigated property damage litigation for asbestos 

manufacturer• Monitored nationwide hearing loss and vibration litigation (pneumatic tools)

 

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Court Administration Experience

Candidate, Institute for Court Management Fellow

• Completed phase II Court Executive Management in the Courts Seminar (3 weeks)

Management

• Deputy clerk in charge of Hartford Clerk’s Office, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (4 years, prior 2 years served as Deputy Clerk)

• Supervised 13 staff members• Supervised case management support for four judges and one magistrate judge• Supervised jury system• Supervised grand jury support• Supervised coordination with Immigration Naturalization Service• Supervised Special Master/Arbitration Program

Agency Coordination

• Administrative Office of the United States Courts• General Services Administration – managed renovation of floor with courtrooms and 

clerk’s office• Immigration and Naturalization Service – organized large high profile naturalization 

swearing­in ceremonies• United States Attorney’s Office and Public Defender’s Office

Personnel Administration and Training

• Coordinated personnel decisions with Clerk of Court• Addressed personnel issues• Coordinated personnel issues with Judges and staff• Developed and implemented training program for case management coordinators and 

docket clerks

Innovations

• Jury orientation program• Individual calendar case management system• Monthly training• Manual and seminars on court procedures for the bar• Manual for processing appeals• Contributed to local rules and management plan

General

• Experience as docket clerk, jury clerk, property management clerk, courtroom deputy• Preparation and entry of judgments• Preparation of Bill of Costs

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Other Experience

Citizens Research Council of Michigan

• Private think­tank on state and local government supported by business community• Fellowship program providing staff and research support during day and attending 

classes evenings (Master Public Administration)• Contributed to study of Detroit School District Budget and Criminal Justice System

WKCO, WDET and WEZB Radio Stations

• Radio announcer and board operator for public and commercial radio stations

Publications and Seminars

Author, “Practice and Procedure in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut:  A Guide to Addressing the Procedural Problems Encountered in Practice before the Federal Court”

Coordinator and Speaker for Seminar “Pleadings and Trail of Civil Cases in Federal and State Courts – the Similarities and the Differences”

Contributor to PLI Seminar and Materials on Base Closures and Converting Military Airport to Civilian Airports

Coordinator and Speaker for Seminar “Legal Issues Affecting Airport Operators and Fixed Based Operators”

Personal

Married, two adult childrenHobbies include flying (private pilot, single engine land), archeology, sports