Alexander Henderson

Personal Statement:

• A criminal justice system that is honest, fair and effective is one of America's most important institutions. History teaches us that the strength of our constitutional democracy is found within the rights afforded those of its citizens who are accused of the worst of offenses. So it was with wisdom and foresight that the founding fathers of our country saw fit to enact the 6th Amendment to the United States Constitution which guarantees the right to a speedy trial judged by an impartial jury; the right to be notified of the nature and circumstances of the alleged crime; the right to confront witnesses; the right to find witnesses who will speak in favor of the accused; and most importantly the right to have a lawyer who will be a vanguard to all of these rights. That is the great privilege and honor which I am afforded in doing this work.

Area of Practice:

• Specialized in sex crime defense and particularly serious and violent crimes, including criminal felony, misdemeanor and juvenile delinquency matters throughout Southern California.

Bar Admissions:

• California, 1988

Education:

• University of California at Los Angeles, 1988, Juris Doctorate
• University of California at Los Angeles, 1985, Bachelor of Arts

Distinctions:

• Police Misconduct Specialist: helped address the LAPD Rampart Corruption Scandal, 2001 - 2004
• Certified Bi-Lingual (Spanish) by Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
• Graduated with honors and Cum Laude, UCLA 1985

Jury Trial Experience:

• Involved in thousands of litigation matters with over 65 jury trials in criminal matters including: incest, rape, lewd behavior, kidnapping, attempted murder, gang murder, , drug possession, drug manufacturing, assault, battery.

Seminars, Classes Lectures:

• Protecting Military Service Members from Unlawful Pretrial Punishment November Meeting/Bay Area Military Law Panel 2009
• Presiding over Civil Contempt Hearings Los Angeles County Bar Family Law Judges Conference 1997
• Voluntariness of Confessions in Juvenile Cases Los Angeles County Bar Association Convention 1991
• Voluntariness of Confessions in Juvenile Cases National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys Washington State Convention 1991

Employment Positions Held:

• Los Angeles Public Defenders Office, 1988-2004
• Public Defender III, Police Misconduct Specialist
• Public Defender II, Felony Trial Attorney
• Public Defender I, Felony Preliminary Hearings
• Private Practice, San Francisco and Los Angeles, 2005 to 2009
• Innocence Legal Team, 2009 to present