MANSFIELD — The Richland County Republican Party has made a memorial contribution to the First Congregational Church Operations Fund in remembrance of the Honorable Judge James D. Henson, who passed away on April 13, 2025, at the age of 83. After serving others in the U.S. Army, the FBI, and the Richland County Prosecutor’s Office, […]
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Open House to honor the life of Judge James Henson on June 8
MANSFIELD — The family and friends of the late Richland County Common Pleas Judge James D. Henson will host an open house celebrating his extraordinary life on Sunday, June 8. Henson died on April 13, 2025 after his decades-long career as a Richland County public servant. Organizers of the event stated that Henson “will be […]
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Former Judge James Henson: ‘He did the job the way you’re supposed to’
MANSFIELD — Former Richland County Common Pleas Court Judge James D. Henson died Sunday at the age of 83. Henson was the longest-serving Common Pleas Court judge in Richland County history, serving 33 years on the bench before retiring in February 2014. He was first elected judge in 1980 at the age of 38, and […]