Background
Anderson was born in Anderson, South Carolina.
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He earned his baccalaureate degree from Southeastern University (Washington, District of Columbia) in 1949, studied at George Washington University Law School from 1949-1951, and received an Bachelor of Laws from the University of South Carolina Law Center in 1954.
Career
He was a legislative assistant to United States Senator Olin Doctorate. Johnston 1947–1951 and 1953–1954. He sat in the South Carolina House of Representatives 1955–1956, and practiced law in Anderson, South Carolina 1954–1980. Judge Anderson was one of the twelve founders of South Carolina Association for Justice, and its president 1971–1972.
Anderson was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Sponsored by United States. Senator Fritz Hollings, nominated by President Jimmy Carter on April 18, 1980, he was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 21, 1980. Taking a seat vacated by James Robert Martin, Anderson received his commission on May 23, 1980.
He assumed senior status on January 29, 2009, his 80th birthday, expecting to reduce his caseload to 25%. He retired from active service on March 1, 2016.
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