Background
Benckenstein, John Henry was born on November 28, 1903 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Leonard Fredrick and Genevieve (Peterson) Benckenstein.
Benckenstein, John Henry was born on November 28, 1903 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Leonard Fredrick and Genevieve (Peterson) Benckenstein.
University of Virginia (Bachelor of Laws, 1928). Phi Delta Phi. Revised Hulvey’s Notes on Commercial Law, University of Virginia, 1927.
Working as a partner of BENCKENSTEIN, NORVELL, BERNSEN & NATHAN. Admitted to the bar, 1928, Texas and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. 1931, United States. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit.
1948, United States.
District Court, Western District of Louisiana. 1952, United States. Supreme Court. 1957, United States. District Court, Southern District of Texas and United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana.
1980, United States. District Court, Western District of Texas.
Fellow Texas Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association (senior lawyers section), Texas Bar Association, Jefferson County Bar Association, Association Trial Lawyers American, Federation Insurance Counsel, Texas Association Defense Counsel, Thomas Jefferson Society Alumni University of Virginia, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Agnes Merle Halpin, June 27, 1936. Children: Mary Agnes Benckenstein Cain, Jacqueline Louise.