Stanley Thomas Anderson

Stanley Thomas Anderson (born 1953) is a United States federal judge.

Born in Lexington, Tennessee, Anderson received a B.S. from the University of Tennessee in 1976 and a J.D. 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.

In 2003, Anderson became a U.S. 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 D. Todd. Anderson was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 10, 2008, and received his commission on May 21, 2008.

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Preceded by
James Dale Todd
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
2008–present
Incumbent
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