D.C. Circuit
Karen LeCraft Henderson
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- George H.W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- CADC0904
- Nominated
- May 8, 1990
- Committee hearing
- June 11, 1990
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)June 27, 1990
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- June 28, 1990
- Commissioned
- July 5, 1990
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina | Judge | June 16, 1986 | July 11, 1990 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Ronald Reagan |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | Judge | July 5, 1990 | In service | George H.W. Bush |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 25panel identified Sat on the panel in Anthropic PBC v. United States Department of War
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Sept. 22
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Sept. 18panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Robert Burke
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Sept. 9panel identified Sat on the panel in John Doe v. SEC
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Sept. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Ronda L. Davis v. DC
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Aug. 25opinion issued Concurred in Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA
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Aug. 25panel identified Sat on the panel in Slash Creek Waterworks, Inc. v. Howard Lutnick
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Aug. 25panel identified Sat on the panel in For a Better Bayou v. FERC
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Aug. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Enyinna Onyewu
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Aug. 21
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Aug. 18
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Aug. 11panel identified Sat on the panel in Friends of Animals v. Martha Williams
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Concurrence | Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA | D.C. Circuit | Aug. 25, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Democracy Partners, LLC v. James O'Keefe | D.C. Circuit | Aug. 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | Environmental Defense Fund v. EPA | D.C. Circuit | July 28, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Ahmed Abukhatallah | D.C. Circuit | July 17, 2026 |
| Opinion | Mary Trongone v. Cmsnr. IRS (PUBLIC REDACTED) | D.C. Circuit | July 13, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Michael Baxley v. Daniel Driscoll | D.C. Circuit | June 26, 2026 |
| Opinion | Gengshu He v. Marco Rubio | D.C. Circuit | June 23, 2026 |
| Opinion | TCP Specialists, LLC v. Secretary of Labor | D.C. Circuit | June 12, 2026 |
| Opinion | Mary Trongone v. Cmsnr. IRS (PUBLIC REDACTED) | D.C. Circuit | June 12, 2026 |
| Opinion | Trevor Kitchen v. CFTC | D.C. Circuit | June 5, 2026 |
| Opinion | Global Voice Group SA v. Republic of Guinea | D.C. Circuit | May 29, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Luis Castillo Butters v. National Academy of Sciences | D.C. Circuit | May 22, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Saad Khalid v. Todd Blanche | D.C. Circuit | April 14, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Bruce Bunting v. District of Columbia CVS Pharmacy, LLC | D.C. Circuit | April 14, 2026 |
| Opinion | Secretary of Labor v. Knight Hawk Coal, LLC | D.C. Circuit | March 31, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Center for Biological Diversity v. Lee Zeldin | D.C. Circuit | March 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | EB5 Holdings Inc. v. Joseph Edlow | D.C. Circuit | Feb. 13, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Affirmed Energy, LLC v. FERC | D.C. Circuit | Feb. 10, 2026 |
| Opinion | Maryland Office of People's Counsel v. FERC | D.C. Circuit | Jan. 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | Independent Market Monitor for PJM v. FERC | D.C. Circuit | Dec. 30, 2025 |