George Ross Anderson Jr.
George Ross Anderson Jr. is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.Education and career
Anderson was born in Anderson, South Carolina. He earned his Bachelor of Computer Science degree from Southeastern University in 1949, studied at George Washington University Law School from 1949 to 1951, and received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1954. He was a legislative assistant to United States Senator Olin D. Johnston from 1947 to 1951 and from 1953 to 1954. He served in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1952, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. He sat in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1955 to 1956, and practiced law in Anderson from 1954 to 1980.Other service
Anderson was one of the twelve founders of South Carolina Association for Justice, and its president from 1971 to 1972. They honored him with a lifetime achievement award shortly before he took senior status.Federal judicial service
Sponsored by United States Senator Fritz Hollings, Anderson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on April 18, 1980, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina vacated by Judge James Robert Martin Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 21, 1980, and received his commission on May 23, 1980. He assumed senior status on January 29, 2009, his 80th birthday. His service terminated on March 1, 2016, due to his retirement.
