R[obert] Lanier Anderson III
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Senior status. Born 1936.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Appointed by
- Reassigned, no new appointment
- Commissioned
- Oct 1, 1981
- Senior status
- Jan 31, 2009
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Apr 18, 1979
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jul 12, 1979
- Commissioned
- Jul 13, 1979
- Left this court
- Oct 1, 1981. Reassignment
Education
- A.B., Yale College, 1958
- LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1961
Career
- Private practice, Macon, Georgia, 1961, 1963-1979
- U.S. Army captain, 1961-1963
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1999-2002
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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