BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2013)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
10 CADILLAC DRIVE, SUITE 220
BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 37027
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: THOMAS D. HENDERSON, BPR #8221
CONTACT: WILLIAM C. MOODY
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
December 30, 2013
MEMPHIS LAWYER CENSURED
On December 23, 2013, Thomas D. Henderson of Memphis, Tennessee was publicly censured by the
Tennessee Supreme Court.
The Board of Professional Responsibility filed a Petition for Discipline against Mr. Henderson pursuant
to Rule 9, Rules of the Supreme Court. Mr. Henderson submitted a Conditional Guilty Plea acknowledging
violation of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 8, Disciplinary Rule 7-103 (Performing the Duty of Public
Prosecutor or Other Government Lawyer) and Rules of Professional Conduct 3.8 (Special Responsibilities of a
Prosecutor) and 8.4 (misconduct).
Mr. Henderson is an assistant district attorney. While prosecuting a capital murder case in 1998, and
again in 2004 during a retrial, Mr. Henderson responded to discovery in a manner that did not make timely
disclosure of all exculpatory evidence.
For these violations, the Tennessee Supreme Court publicly censured Thomas D. Henderson. A public
censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but does not affect the attorneyâs ability to practice law.
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