Jesse Smith Henley
How Judge Henley rules, drawn from 28 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Henley no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Henley
Jesse Smith Henley was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Appointed by President Gerald Ford, Judge Henley received a commission on March 14, 1975. Judge Henley previously served on the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, commissioned there on September 8, 1959. Judge Henley assumed senior status on May 31, 1982 and served until death on October 18, 1997.
How Judge Henley decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Henley required administrative subpoena disputes to be narrowed to the material actually unavailable rather than rejected wholesale.
“We conclude that the district court’s blanket refusal to enforce the administrative subpoena was error.”
He treated the factual setting of a rescue as requiring careful, case-specific evaluation before instructing on assumption of risk.
“a rescue or attempted rescue presents unique facts requiring careful evaluation by the trial court”
Procedural preferences
In Cowden, Henley reversed a false-customs-declaration conviction after concluding that the traveler could amend his declaration until the undeclared item was found.
“19 C.F.R. § 148.16 permits amendment up to the time an item is found.”
He required a real hearing when changed circumstances affecting an election agreement had received only cursory consideration.
“A careful examination of the record shows that Unifemme was at no time given a hearing on the withdrawal issue”
Cautions
He left issues committed to agency discretion for the agency to decide first.
“are questions initially committed to the discretion of the Board”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Accordingly, we reverse the judgment or order of the district court and remand the case with directions that the verdict be reinstated and judgment, including an appropriate sentence, entered thereon.”
“Accordingly, we deny the National Labor Relations Board’s application for enforcement of its order and vacate the election held on August 1, 1975.”
“The judgments of conviction are vacated and the indictment shall be dismissed.”
“Therefore, the judgments appealed from are affirmed.”
“Thus, it is clear that the award was authorized and that the judgment of the district court should be, and it is, affirmed.”
“We enforce the Board’s order in full.”
“Having carefully reviewed all claims raised by appellant and finding them without merit, we affirm the judgment of the district court.”
“Accordingly, we reverse the decision of the Board that the Union’s publicity activities fell within the proviso.”
“After careful review of the record and consideration of the parties’ briefs, we conclude that the judgment of the district court should be, and it is, affirmed.”
“Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s judgment dismissing Stumpff’s intervention.”
“We reverse the district court’s denial of appellants’ Rule 60 motion and vacate the judgment.”
“The judgment of the district court, denying without prejudice appellant’s motion for restitution, is affirmed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Not applicable to this circuit-court record.
A historical record
Judge Henley no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.