George Ross Anderson Jr.

George Ross Anderson Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
In office
January 29, 2009 – March 1, 2016
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
In office
May 23, 1980 – January 29, 2009
Appointed by Jimmy Carter
Preceded by James Robert Martin Jr.
Succeeded by J. Michelle Childs
Personal details
Born George Ross Anderson Jr.
(1929-01-29) January 29, 1929
Anderson, South Carolina
Education Southeastern University (B.C.S.)
George Washington University Law School
University of South Carolina School of Law (LL.B.)

George Ross Anderson Jr. (born January 29, 1929) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Education and career

Anderson was born in Anderson, South Carolina. He earned his Bachelor of Computer Science degree from Southeastern University in 1949, studied at George Washington University Law School from 1949 to 1951, and received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1954. He was a legislative assistant to United States Senator Olin D. Johnston from 1947 to 1951 and from 1953 to 1954. He served in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1952, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. He sat in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1955 to 1956, and practiced law in Anderson from 1954 to 1980.[1][2]

Other service

Judge Anderson was one of the twelve founders of South Carolina Association for Justice, and its president from 1971 to 1972. They honored him with a lifetime achievement award shortly before he took senior status.[1]

Federal judicial service

Sponsored by United States Senator Fritz Hollings, Anderson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on April 18, 1980, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina vacated by Judge James Robert Martin Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 21, 1980, and received his commission on May 23, 1980. He assumed senior status on January 29, 2009, his 80th birthday. His service terminated on March 1, 2016, due to his retirement.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mills, Trey (December 10, 2008). "Judge G. Ross Anderson Takes a Bow and Exits the Stage". South Carolina Injury Law Journal. Retrieved 2013-09-08. (cites David Dykes of The Greenville News)
  2. ↑ George Ross Anderson Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ↑ "Judicial Milestones". The Third Branch. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. March 2009. Archived from the original on 2015-03-13. Retrieved 2013-09-08. Senior Status: U.S. District Judge G. Ross Anderson, Jr., U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, January 29.
Legal offices
Preceded by
James Robert Martin Jr.		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
1980–2009		 Succeeded by
J. Michelle Childs
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