Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Senior status. Born 1949.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 26, 1986
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 8, 1986
- Commissioned
- Oct 14, 1986
- Senior status
- Nov 16, 2014
Education
- B.A., Clemson University, 1972
- J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law, 1975
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Clement Haynsworth, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1975-1976
- Private practice, Edgefield, South Carolina, 1976-1986
- State representative, South Carolina, 1980-1986
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2026-present
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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