Supreme Court of Indiana / Joined 1955 / Served to 1955

George Washington Henley

Justice, Supreme Court of Indiana

George Washington Henley was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana, who joined the court in 1955. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived
1890–1965
Tenure
1955–1955

Judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
1955Supreme Court of Indiana

Judicial Record

In our data, Henley authored 3 published opinions for the court (1955). Most cited: Goldstine v. State (13 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

YearCaseCitationCited
1955Goldstine v. State126 N.E.2d 58113
1955Book v. Indianapolis-Marion Bldg. Authority126 N.E.2d 510
1955Harbaugh v. State126 N.E.2d 5765

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Joined the court in 1955. Data as of 2026-03-31. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).