J. Blaine Anderson

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J. Blaine Anderson
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
July 2, 1976 – April 16, 1988
Appointed byGerald Ford
Preceded byMontgomery Oliver Koelsch
Succeeded byThomas G. Nelson
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
In office
December 9, 1971 – July 23, 1976
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byFredrick Monroe Taylor
Succeeded byMarion Jones Callister
Personal details
Born(1922-01-19)January 19, 1922
Trenton, Utah
DiedApril 16, 1988(1988-04-16) (aged 66)
Boise, Idaho
Resting placeMorris Hill Cemetery
Boise, Idaho
EducationUniversity 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 United States District Court for the District of Idaho vacated by Judge Fredrick Monroe Taylor. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 4, 1971, and received his commission on December 9, 1971. 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 Montgomery Oliver Koelsch. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 2, 1976, and received his commission the same day.[2] His service was terminated on April 16, 1988, due to his death of a brain aneurysm, in Boise, Idaho.[3] He and his wife Grace are buried at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise.

References[]

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

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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
1971–1976 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1976–1988 		Succeeded by
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