George Ross Anderson Jr.

Judge George Ross Anderson Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

1929

Birthplace:

Anderson, SC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Legislative assistant, U.S. Sen. Olin Johnston, South Carolina, 1947-1951, 1953-1954
U.S. Air Force staff sergeant, 1951-1952
Private practice, Anderson, South Carolina, 1954-1980
State representative, South Carolina, 1955-1956

Education

Name of School:

Southeastern University

Degree:

B.C.S.

Degree Year:

1949

Name of School - Second:

George Washington University

Degree Year - Second:

1949-1951

Name of School - Third:

University of South Carolina School of Law

Founded in 1867, the mission of the School of Law is to teach law through in-depth study; to contribute through faculty and student research to the common good, to the fund of legal knowledge, and to legal development and reform; and to cooperate with state government, the community, and the organized Bar in developing and implementing appropriate programs in legal research, law reform, criminal justice reform, and continuing legal education.

Degree - Third:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Third:

1954

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of South Carolina

Court Name:

South Carolina District Court

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

5/23/1980

Retirement from Active Service:

1/29/2009