Frank "Rudy" Henderson (April 7, 1928 – December 28, 2012) was an American politician from Miller, South Dakota.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Judicial service
• 3 Military service
• 4 References

Career

Henderson served in the South Dakota Senate twice in 1965-1966 and again in 1969-1970. Henderson had a law practice in Rapid City and then Hill City.

Judicial service

In 1974, he was elected as a circuit judge for the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court for South Dakota. In 1979 he was elected as an *ociate justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court, defeating in*bent Lawrence Zastrow and served until 1994.

Military service

Henderson was a veteran who fought in the Korean War from 1951-1953. He earned the United Nations Medal, the Korean Service Medal and a Bronze Star for his service. He also suffered for several decades from post-traumatic stress disorder.

References