Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr.

Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr. (born 1949) is a United States federal judge.

Anderson was born in Augusta, Georgia. He received a B.A. in political science from Clemson University in 1972. He received a J.D. from the University of South Carolina Law Center in 1975. He was a law clerk, Hon. Clement Haynsworth, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit from 1975 to 1976. He was in private practice in Edgefield, South Carolina from 1976 to 1986. He was a Member, South Carolina House of Representatives from 1980 to 1986.

Anderson was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. Anderson was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on September 26, 1986, to a seat vacated by Charles E. Simons. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 8, 1986, and received his commission on October 14, 1986. Anderson is the youngest federal judge in South Carolina history. He served as chief judge from 2000-2007. He assumed senior status on November 16, 2014.

At Clemson's December 2009 graduation, Anderson received an Honorary Doctorate in Laws.

Sources

• "Acclaimed Federal Judge". Clemson World. Spring 2010. Clemson, South Carolina: Clemson University. 27.
• Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.