Stanley Thomas Anderson
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Stanley Thomas Anderson is a United States federal judge
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Born in Lexington, Tennessee
, Anderson received a B.S.
from the University of Tennessee
in 1976 and a J.D.
from the University of Memphis School of Law in 1980. He was then in private practice in Tennessee until 1983, and again from 1987 to 2003, serving in the interim as an assistant commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Transportation
from 1983 to 1985, and as a claims commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Treasury from 1985 to 1987.
In 2003, Anderson became a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Tennessee. On September 6, 2007, he was nominated by President George W. Bush
to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
vacated by James D. Todd. Anderson was confirmed by the United States Senate
on April 10, 2008, and received his commission on May 21, 2008.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Lexington, Tennessee
Lexington, Tennessee
Lexington is a city in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States. Lexington is midway between Memphis and Nashville, lying ten miles south of Interstate 40, which connects the two cities. The population was 7,393 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Henderson County...
, Anderson received a B.S.
Bachelor of Science
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from the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
in 1976 and a J.D.
Juris Doctor
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from the University of Memphis School of Law in 1980. He was then in private practice in Tennessee until 1983, and again from 1987 to 2003, serving in the interim as an assistant commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Transportation
Tennessee Department of Transportation
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is a multimodal agency with statewide responsibilities in aviation, public transit, waterways and railroads...
from 1983 to 1985, and as a claims commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Treasury from 1985 to 1987.
In 2003, Anderson became a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Tennessee. On September 6, 2007, he was nominated by President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
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to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee is the Federal district court covering the western part of the state of Tennessee. Appeals from the Western District of Tennessee are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit The United States District...
vacated by James D. Todd. Anderson was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
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on April 10, 2008, and received his commission on May 21, 2008.