Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr.

Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr. (born 1949) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Assumed office
November 16, 2014
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
In office
2000–2007
Preceded byCharles Weston Houck
Succeeded byDavid C. Norton
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
In office
October 14, 1986  November 16, 2014
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byCharles Earl Simons Jr.
Succeeded byDonald C. Coggins Jr.
Personal details
Born
Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr.

1949 (age 7172)
Augusta, Georgia
EducationClemson University (B.A.)
University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D.)

Education and career

Anderson was born in Augusta, Georgia. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Clemson University in 1972, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1975. He was a law clerk for Judge Clement Haynsworth of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 1975 to 1976. He was in private practice in Edgefield from 1976 to 1986. He was a Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1980 to 1986.[1]

Federal judicial service

Anderson was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on September 26, 1986, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina vacated by Judge Charles Earl Simons Jr.. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 8, 1986, and received his commission on October 14, 1986. Anderson was the youngest federal judge in South Carolina history at the time of his appointment. He served as Chief Judge from 2000 to 2007. He assumed senior status on November 16, 2014.[1]

Honorary degree

At Clemson's December 2009 graduation, Anderson received an honorary Legum Doctor (Doctor of Laws).

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Charles Earl Simons Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
1986–2014
Succeeded by
Donald C. Coggins Jr.
Preceded by
Charles Weston Houck
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
2000–2007
Succeeded by
David C. Norton
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