J. Blaine Anderson

J. Blaine Anderson (January 19, 1922 – April 16, 1988) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.

J. Blaine Anderson
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office July 2, 1976 – April 16, 1988
Appointed by	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Montgomery Oliver Koelsch
Succeeded by	Thomas G. Nelson
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
In office December 9, 1971 – July 23, 1976
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Fredrick Monroe Taylor
Succeeded by	Marion Jones Callister
Personal details
Born	January 19, 1922 Trenton, Utah
Died	April 16, 1988 (aged 66) Boise, Idaho
Resting place	Morris Hill Cemetery Boise, Idaho
Education	University of Idaho College of Law (JD)

Education and career

Born in Trenton, Utah, Anderson was raised in Pocatello, Idaho. He attended Idaho State College in Pocatello and completed his bachelor's degree at the University of Washington in Seattle. Anderson then attended the University of Idaho in Moscow and received a Juris Doctor from its College of Law in 1949. He was admitted to the bar and was in private practice from 1949 to 1971 in Blackfoot, Idaho.[1][2]

Federal judicial service

Anderson was nominated by President Richard Nixon on December 1, 1971, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Idaho vacated by Judge Fredrick Monroe Taylor. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 4, 1971, and received his commission on December 9, 1971. His service was terminated on July 23, 1976, due to elevation to the Ninth Circuit.[2]

Anderson was nominated by President Gerald Ford on June 18, 1976, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge Montgomery Oliver Koelsch. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 2, 1976, and received his commission the same day.[2] His service was terminated on April 16, 1988, due to his death of a brain aneurysm, in Boise, Idaho.[3] He and his wife Grace are buried at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise.

References

1. "Nixon names nominee for Idaho U.S. judge". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 2, 1971. p. 3.
2. J. Blaine Anderson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
3. "Obituaries: J. Blaine Anderson; U.S. Court of Appeals Judge". Los Angeles Times. wire services. April 21, 1988.

Sources

• J. Blaine Anderson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• J. Blaine Anderson at Find a Grave