Federal service record

R[obert] Lanier Anderson, III

Latest appointment on record: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Born 1936 (per the source below).

2federal appointments on record October 12, 2026official record last checked

Service

Appointments and dates

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit July 13, 1979 – October 1, 1981

Appointed by: Jimmy Carter
Nominated: April 18, 1979
Confirmed by the Senate: July 12, 1979
Commissioned: July 13, 1979
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Reassignment

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit October 1, 1981 – no end date recorded by the source

Appointed by: None (reassignment)
Commissioned: October 1, 1981
Took senior status: January 31, 2009

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

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