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 "markdown": "# Jimm L. Hendren\n\nJimm Larry Hendren (born 1940) is an American jurist and a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, having assumed senior status on December 31, 2012.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup> He was appointed by President George H.W. Bush and received his commission in 1992.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup> He served as chief judge of the Western District of Arkansas from 1997 to 2012.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup> |\n| Appointed by | George H.W. Bush<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup> |\n| Confirmed | March 13, 1992, by voice vote<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup> |\n| Senior status | December 31, 2012<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup> |\n| Born | 1940 in Gravette, Arkansas<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup> |\n| Education | B.A., University of Arkansas, 1964; LL.B., University of Arkansas School of Law, 1965<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup> |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nHendren was born in 1940 in Gravette, Arkansas.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup> He earned a [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) from the [University of Arkansas](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-arkansas) in 1964 and a [Bachelor of Laws](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-laws) from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1965.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup>\n\n## Legal career\n\nAfter law school, Hendren served as a law specialist in the [United States Navy](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-navy) from 1965 to 1967.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup> He then served in the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps from 1967 to 1968 and again from 1969 to 1970.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup> Between those periods of active duty, and again afterward, he practiced law privately in [Bentonville, Arkansas](https://www.edgepedia.org/bentonville-arkansas), from 1968 to 1969, from 1970 to 1977, and from 1979 to 1992.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup> He remained in the U.S. Naval Reserve, rising to lieutenant commander, from 1970 to 1983.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup> From 1977 to 1978, he served as chancellor and probate judge on the Arkansas Chancery Court for the Sixteenth Chancery Division.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup>\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nHendren was first nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas on October 24, 1991; that nomination was withdrawn by the president on November 5, 1991.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup> On November 5, 1991, he was nominated by President George H.W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup> The Senate confirmed him by voice vote on March 13, 1992, and he received his commission on March 18, 1992.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup> He served as chief judge of the district from 1997 to 2012.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup> He assumed senior status on December 31, 2012.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)</sup>\n\n## Notable cases\n\nAccording to a compilation of published opinions, Hendren authored 37 published opinions for the district court between 1992 and 2011.<sup>[2](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/jimm-hendren)</sup> The most cited of these was *Jones Truck Lines, Inc. v. Alliance Rubber Co.*, which received 16 inbound citations in the CourtListener corpus.<sup>[2](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/jimm-hendren)</sup> The same compilation reports that of 98 of his decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals, 86 were affirmed, 7 were reversed or vacated, and 5 were affirmed in part and reversed in part.<sup>[2](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/jimm-hendren)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: Jimm Larry Hendren](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382061)\n2. [Jimm Larry Hendren: Judge, Western District of Arkansas](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/jimm-hendren)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States district court judges › Surnames H*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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