Early Life, Education, and Career
Born and raised in Oberlin, Ohio, Henderson received a B.A. degree from Duke University in 1966 and a J.D. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1969. Henderson then entered private practice in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. From 1973 to 1983, she was with the Office of the South Carolina Attorney General, ultimately in the position of Deputy Attorney General. In 1983, she returned to private practice as a member of the firm of Sinkler, Gibbs & Simons of Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina.
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