Robert Lanier Anderson
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Robert Lanier Anderson III is a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He is serving on senior status.
Early Life and Education
Born in Macon, Georgia, Anderson graduated from Yale College with a Bachelor's degree in 1958 and from Harvard Law School with an LL.B in 1961.[1]
Legal Career
Anderson was a private practice attorney in Macon, Georgia briefly in 1961 before serving as a Captain in the United States Army from 1961 until 1963. Anderson returned to private practice in Macon, Georgia until 1979. [1]
Federal Judicial Career
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Anderson was nominated to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by President Jimmy Carter on April 18, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629, which was approved by Congress. The Senate confirmed Anderson's confirmation on July 12, 1979, and Anderson received commission on July 13, 1979. Anderson's service on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit terminated on October 1, 1981, due to assignment to another Court.[1]
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Anderson was reassigned to serve on an opening in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981. Anderson was the Chief Judge of the court from 1999 to 2002 and assumed senior status on January 31, 2009.[1]
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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Edith Jones • Benavides • Clement • Davis • Dennis • Elrod • Emilio Garza • Haynes • Jolly • Owen • Prado • Smith • Southwick • Stewart • Wiener • Vacancy |
| Senior judges |
Barksdale • DeMoss • Duhe • Garwood • Higginbotham • King • Reavley |
| Former judges |
Ainsworth • Anderson • Batts • Bell • Borah • Brown • Bryan • Cameron • Carswell • Clayton • Charles Clark • Thomas Clark • Coleman • Dyer • Fay • Foster • Reynaldo Garza • Gee • Gewin • Godbold • Goldberg • Hatchett • Henderson • Hill • Robert Hill • Holmes • Hutcheson • Ingraham • Frank Johnson • Samuel Johnson • Jones • King • Kravitch • Lee • McCormick • McCord • Morgan • Pardee • Parker • Pickering • Politz • Rives • Roney • Rubin • Russell • Shelby • Sibley • Simpson • Strum • Tate • Thornberry • Tjoflat • Tuttle • Vance • Walker • Waller • Williams • Wisdom |
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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Dubina • Barkett • Birch • Black • Carnes • Edmondson • Hull • Marcus • Martin • Pryor • Tjoflat • Wilson |
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| Former judges |
Clark • Dyer • Godbold • Hatchett • Henderson • Johnson • Jones • Morgan • Rives • Roney • Simpson • Tuttle • Vance |
