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 2, 1976
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Fred Taylor
Succeeded by	Marion Callister
Personal details
Born	January 19, 1922; Trenton, Utah
Died	April 16, 1988 (aged 66); Boise, Idaho
Resting place	Morris Hill Cemetery; Boise, Idaho
Nationality	United States
Spouse	Paula Alice Grace Little Anderson (1919–1998)
Children	3 sons, 1 daughter
Alma mater	University of Washington, B.A.; University of Idaho, J.D. 1949
Profession	Attorney

J. Blaine Anderson (January 19, 1922 – April 16, 1988) was a United States federal judge.

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 J.D. 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]

On December 1, 1971, Anderson was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, vacated by Fred Taylor's move to senior status.^[1] He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 4 and received his commission on December 9, 1971. On June 18, 1976, President Gerald Ford nominated Anderson for elevation to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, vacated by M. Oliver Koelsch's move to senior status.

Anderson was again confirmed by the U.S. Senate, on July 2, 1976, and received his commission the same day. He served in that capacity until his death at age 66 in 1988, of a brain aneurysm in Boise, Idaho.^[2] He and his wife Grace are buried at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise.

References

^ ^a ^b "Nixon names nominee for Idaho U.S. judge". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 2, 1971. p. 3.
^ "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.

[latob-2] "Obituaries: J. Blaine Anderson; U.S. Court of Appeals Judge". Los Angeles Times. wire services. April 21, 1988.

[1]

[2]