J. Blaine Anderson

J. Blaine Anderson
J. Blaine Anderson
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
	In office; July 2, 1976 – April 16, 1988
Appointed by	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	M. Oliver Koelsch
Succeeded by	Thomas G. Nelson
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
	In office; December 9, 1971 – July 23, 1976
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Frederick M. Taylor
Succeeded by	Marion J. Callister
Personal details
Born	January 19, 1922; Trenton, Utah, U.S.
Died	April 16, 1988 (aged 66); Boise, Idaho
Resting place	Morris Hill Cemetery; Boise, Idaho
Education	University of Washington; University of Idaho College of Law (JD)

J. Blaine Anderson (January 19, 1922 – April 16, 1988) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.

Education and career

Born in Trenton, Utah, Anderson was raised in Pocatello, Idaho. He attended Idaho State College in Pocatello and completed his bachelor's degree at the University of Washington in Seattle. Anderson then attended the University of Idaho in Moscow and received a Juris Doctor from its College of Law in 1949. He was admitted to the bar and was in private practice from 1949 to 1971 in Blackfoot, Idaho.^[1]^[2]

Federal judicial service

Anderson was nominated by President Richard Nixon on December 1, 1971, to a seat on the U.S. District Court in Idaho vacated by Judge Frederick M. Taylor. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 4, and received his commission on December 9. His service was terminated on July 23, 1976, due to elevation to the Ninth Circuit.^[2]

Anderson was nominated by President Gerald Ford on June 18, 1976, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge M. Oliver Koelsch. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 2 and received his commission the same day;^[2] he served until his death in Boise on April 16, 1988, due to a brain aneurysm.^[3] He and his wife Grace are buried at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise.

References

^ "Nixon names nominee for Idaho U.S. judge". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 2, 1971. p. 3.
^ ^a ^b ^c J. Blaine Anderson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ "Obituaries: J. Blaine Anderson; U.S. Court of Appeals Judge". Los Angeles Times. wire services. April 21, 1988.

Sources

J. Blaine Anderson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
J. Blaine Anderson at Find a Grave

Legal offices
Preceded by Fredrick Monroe Taylor	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho 1971–1976	Succeeded by Marion Jones Callister
Preceded by Montgomery Oliver Koelsch	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 1976–1988	Succeeded by Thomas G. Nelson

[nnnfiusj-1] "Nixon names nominee for Idaho U.S. judge". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 2, 1971. p. 3.

[auto-2] J. Blaine Anderson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

[latob-3] "Obituaries: J. Blaine Anderson; U.S. Court of Appeals Judge". Los Angeles Times. wire services. April 21, 1988.

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