Robert Anderson III's Biography
- Senior Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals - Eleventh Circuit
Contact Information
Office
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Elbert P. Tuttle Courthouse
56 Forsyth Street, Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30303
Full Name:
Robert Lanier Anderson III
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1936
Birth Place:
Macon, GA
LLB, Harvard Law School, 1961
AB, Yale College, 1958
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Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2009-present
Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1981-1999, 2002-2009
Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1999-2002
Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1979-1981
Lawyer, Private Practice, Macon, Georgia, 1961, 1963-1979
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, July 12, 1979
Nominated by President Jimmy Carter, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, April 18, 1979
Captain, United States Army, 1961-1963
Member, American Bar Association
Member, American Judicature Society
Member, Georgia State Bar
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1999-2002
Member, Judicial Conference Committee on Codes of Conduct, 1987-1992