Michael Hendershot

Michael Jason Hendershot (born 1974) (known professionally as Michael Hendershot) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio He previously was the chief deputy state solicitor in the office of the Solicitor General of Ohio from 2011 to 2026.

Education

Henderson received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1997 from Ohio Wesleyan University, graduating as class valedictorian, and his Juris Doctor in 2001 from the University of Virginia School of Law, graduating Order of the Coif. He clerked for Judge Jerry Edwin Smith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 2001 to 2002 and then for Associate Justice Terrence O'Donnell of the Ohio Supreme Court from 2005 to 2006.

Career

From 2002 to 2005, Hendershot worked as an associate for Perkins Coie LLP at its Phoenix office. On June 24, 2026, the Senate invoked cloture on Hendershot nomination by a 52–45 vote. Later that day he was confirmed by 50–44 vote. He received his judicial commission on July 9, 2026.