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Bruce Hendricks
Bruce Howe Hendricks is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. She joined the court in 2014 after a nomination from President Barack Obama.
Early life and education
A native of Charleston, South Carolina, Hendricks earned her bachelor's degree from the College of Charleston in 1983 and her J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1990.[1]
Professional career
- 1991 - Present: United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
- 2014 - Present: Judge
- 2002-2014: Magistrate judge
- 1991-2002: Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Carolina[1]
Judicial career
District of South Carolina
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Bruce Hendricks |
| Court: United States District Court for the District of South Carolina |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 343 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: June 26, 2013
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: February 11, 2014
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| QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: March 6, 2014
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| Confirmed: June 4, 2014
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| Vote: 95-0
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 Returned: January 3, 2014
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On June 26, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Hendricks to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina to fill the vacancy left by Margaret Seymour. Hendricks was rated Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination by the American Bar Association. Under provisions of Rule XXXI, paragraph six of the standing rules of the Senate, Hendricks' nomination was returned to the president on January 3, 2014. President Obama resubmitted the nomination on January 6, 2014. Hearings on Hendricks' nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 11, 2014, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on March 6, 2014. Hendricks was confirmed on a recorded 95-0 vote of the U.S. Senate on June 4, 2014, and she received her commission the next day.[1][2][3][4]
Noteworthy cases
Judge rules school district cannot allow prayers, religious hymns at graduation ceremonies
On July 18, 2019, Judge Bruce Hendricks ruled that the Greenville County School District could not allow official prayers or religious hymns as part of its graduation ceremonies. The ruling was for a 2013 lawsuit called American Humanist Association et al v. Greenville County School District. Hendricks wrote, "The district and/or school officials shall not encourage, promote, advance, endorse, or participate in causing prayers during any graduation ceremony....The district also shall not include an obviously religious piece of music as part of the official program for a graduation ceremony."[5]
See also
- United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
- United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 612 — Bruce Howe Hendricks — The Judiciary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1197 — Bruce Howe Hendricks — The Judiciary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 113th Congress,: accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ Greenville News, "Judge expands limits on student-led prayer at Greenville County School graduations," July 19, 2019
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United States District Court for the District of South Carolina 2014-Present |
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Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of South Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of South Carolina
State courts:
South Carolina Supreme Court • South Carolina Court of Appeals • South Carolina Circuit Courts • South Carolina Masters-in-Equity • South Carolina Family Courts • South Carolina Magistrate Courts • South Carolina Municipal Courts • South Carolina Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in South Carolina • South Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in South Carolina
