S. Thomas Anderson
Stanley Thomas Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee | |
| Assumed office March 18, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | J. Daniel Breen |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee | |
| Assumed office May 21, 2008 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | James Dale Todd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stanley Thomas Anderson 1953 (age 70–71) Lexington, Tennessee |
| Education | University of Tennessee (BS) University of Memphis School of Law (JD) |
Stanley Thomas Anderson (born 1953) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
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.
Sources
- S. Thomas Anderson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.