Robert Palmer Anderson

Judge Robert Palmer Anderson

Personal

Birthday:

3/27/1906

Birthplace:

Noank (Town of Groton), CT

Date of Death:

5/2/1978

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, New London, Connecticut, 1929-1953
Commissioner, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1936
Public defender, New London County, Connecticut, 1936-1947
Member, Connecticut State Bar Examining Committee, 1936-1954
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, 1942-1945
State`s attorney, New London County, Connecticut, 1947-1953
State senator, Connecticut, 1947-1949
Judicial council, State of Connecticut, 1952-1953
Judge, Connecticut Superior Court, 1953-1954
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve captain, 1955-1957

Education

Name of School:

Yale College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1927

Name of School - Second:

Yale University Law School

Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Law School, is one of the world's premier law schools. It offers an unmatched environment of excellence and educational intimacy in the form of world renowned faculty, small classes, limitless opportunities for clinical training, and strong encouragement of public service. Small by design, our impact on the world is measured by its accomplished graduates and its ongoing scholarship and outreach through 17 centers and projects.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1929

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Connecticut

Court Name:

Connecticut District Court

President Nominating:

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

4/27/1954

Termination Date:

8/20/1964

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

8/15/1964

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

5/1/1971

Termination Date - Second:

5/2/1978

Termination Reason - Second:

Death