Stanley Thomas Anderson

Stanley Thomas Anderson (born 1953) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

Stanley Thomas Anderson
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Assumed office
March 18, 2017
Preceded byJ. Daniel Breen
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Assumed office
May 21, 2008
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJames Dale Todd
Personal details
Born
Stanley Thomas Anderson

1953 (age 66–67)
Lexington, Tennessee
EducationUniversity of Tennessee (B.S.)
University of Memphis School of Law (J.D.)

Education and career

Born in Lexington, Tennessee, Anderson received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Memphis School of Law in 1980. He was then in private practice in Tennessee until 1983, and again from 1987 to 2003, serving in the interim as an assistant commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Transportation from 1983 to 1985, and as a claims commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Treasury from 1985 to 1987.

Federal judicial service

In 2003, Anderson became a United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Tennessee. On September 6, 2007, he was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee vacated by James Dale Todd. Anderson was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 10, 2008, and received his commission on May 21, 2008. He became Chief Judge on March 18, 2017.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
James Dale Todd		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
2008–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
J. Daniel Breen		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
2017–present
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