The Hon. Roger E. Henderson (Ret.) served as a judge for the 4th Judicial Circuit Court of South Carolina. Henderson was elected to the bench by the South Carolina General Assembly on February 4, 2015. He retired in 2021.
The 4th Judicial Circuit Chesterfield, Marlboro, Darlington, and Dillon County.
Prior to his election, Henderson was a judge for the 4th Judicial Circuit Family Court of South Carolina, a position to which he was named in 1995.
Henderson earned a bachelor’s degree in government from Wofford College in 1971. He then completed a J.D. at the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1977.
After graduating from law school, Henderson began his legal career as an attorney at the Law Office of Edward M. Leppard, Sr. He remained with the firm until 1985, at which time he joined Henderson & Spencer.
His memberships have included the South Carolina Bar Association, the Chesterfield County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. He has also been involved with the Chesterfield Service Club and the Chesterfield Civitan Club.
He is a recipient of the Buchan, Brown & Jacobs Award from the South Carolina Conference of Family Court Judges (2014).