George Anderson
George Ross Anderson Jr. was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. He joined the court in 1980 after being nominated by President Jimmy Carter and served until his retirement in 2016.
Anderson passed away on December 1, 2020.[1]
Early life and education
A native of Anderson, South Carolina, Anderson graduated from Southeastern University with his bachelor's degree in 1949 and from the University of South Carolina School of Law with his LL.B. in 1954.[2]
Military service
From 1951 to 1952, Anderson served in the U.S. Air Force as a staff sergeant.[2]
Professional career
- 2009-2016: Senior judge
- 1980-2009: Judge
- 1954-1980: Private practice, Anderson, S.C.
- 1955-1956: Member, South Carolina House of Representatives
- 1953-1954: Legislative assistant, U.S. Sen. Olin Johnston, (D-S.C.)
- 1947-1951: Legislative assistant, U.S. Sen. Olin Johnston, (D-S.C.)[2]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of South Carolina
Anderson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on April 18, 1980, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina vacated by Judge James Robert Martin. Anderson was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 21, 1980, and he received his commission on May 23, 1980. Anderson elected to take senior status beginning on January 29, 2009, and he served as a senior judge until his retirement from judicial service on March 1, 2016. He was succeeded in this position by J. Michelle Childs.[2]
Noteworthy cases
Judge denies injunction to stop school district from holding graduation services at local chapel (2013)
After receiving a tip that the Greenville School District in South Carolina was using a chapel at a nearby college to hold an elementary graduation ceremony that included the reading of prayers written by students, the American Humanist Association (AHA) filed suit to enjoin the school district from continuing both practices. The school district stated that the use of the university’s chapel was because of space issues at the school. The AHA, however, argued that the chapel was too overtly Christian and other secular locations could have been used instead. On December 5, 2013, Judge Anderson denied the AHA's request for an injunction.[3]
Articles:
Schlumberger Tech. pollution of Twelve Mile River (2009)
- See also: United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (United States et al. v. Schlumberger Technology Corporation, 8:06-cv-00308-GRA)
- See also: United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (United States et al. v. Schlumberger Technology Corporation, 8:06-cv-00308-GRA)
On July 7, 2009, Judge Anderson ordered Schlumberger Technology to have the dams on Twelve Mile River removed by July 7, 2010. Judge Anderson ordered the dams to be removed due to PCB contamination. The removal of the dams was ordered to allow fresh sediment to cover the PCB contamination in Lake Hartwell, which is next to Twelve Mile River.[4]
Judge Anderson conducted a special hearing to determine why the company did not remove the dams after an order was issued to the company in 2006. Attorneys for Schlumberger said during the hearing that the company was delayed by changing contractors and a landowners refusal to allow access to certain areas.[4]
See also
- United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
- United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Greenville News, "South Carolina federal Judge G. Ross Anderson has died," December 1, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of George Ross Anderson, Jr.," accessed July 7, 2017
- ↑ Christian News, “Judge Rejects Humanist Organization’s Motion to Block School Prayers, Graduations at Chapel,” December 5, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Anderson Independent Mail, "Judge takes 'full control' of PCB cleanup in Twelve Mile Creek," July 7, 2009
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: James Robert Martin, Jr. |
District of South Carolina 1980–2009 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: J. Michelle Childs
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| 1977 |
Ballantine • Bownes • Boyle • Bua • Carr • Clark • Cowan • Daly • Filippine • Higginbotham • Hoeveler • Hug • Johnstone • Kane • Keith • Leval • Logan • MacLaughlin • McKay • Melton • Merritt • Murphy • Nickerson • Oberdorfer • Roszkowski • Roy • Rubin • Sifton • Tang • Vance • Veron | ||
| 1978 |
Arnold • Baker • Boyle • Burns • Campos • Claiborne • Collins • Cook • Devine • Diamond • Duplantier • Edenfield • Friedman • Gonzalez • Greene • Jenkins • Lowe • Mazzone • McMillian • O'Brien • Pfaelzer • Phillips • Pollak • Sand • Shapiro • Simmons • Smith • Sweet • Tanner • Wiseman • Ziegler | ||
| 1979 |
Ackerman • Alarcon • Anderson • Arceneaux • Arnold • Aspen • Beatty • Beer • Belew • Bertelsman • Bilby • N. Black • S. Black • Bloch • Bowen • Brett • Brooks • Brown • Buchmeyer • Bunton • Burciaga • Cabranes • Carr • Carrigan • Castagna • Cire • Clark • Cohn • Conaboy • Cordova • Crabb • Cudahy • Davis • DeAnda • Debevoise • Edwards • Eginton • Ellison • Enslen • O. Evans • T. Evans • Farris • Ferguson • Fletcher • Frye • Garcia • Garza • B. Gibson • H. Gibson • Gierbolini-Ortiz • Giles • Gilliam • Green • Hall • Hastings • Hatchett • Hatfield • Hatter • Hawkins • Henderson • Higby • Hillman • Houck • Howard • Hudspeth • Hungate • F. Johnson • S. Johnson • N. Jones • S. Jones • Karlton • Kazen • Kearse • Keeton • Kehoe • Kennedy • Kidd • King • Kravitch • Loughlin • Martin • McCurn • McDonald • McNaught • McNichols • Mikva • Mitchell • Moran • Murnaghan • Murphy • D. Nelson • D.W. Nelson • Newblatt • Newman • Overton • Paine • Panner • J. Parker • R. Parker • Penn • Perez-Gimenez • Perry • Politz • Poole • Porter • Pregerson • Price • Rambo • Ramirez • Reavley • Redden • E. Reed • S. Reed • Reinhardt • Renner • Robinson • Rothstein • Sachs • Saffels • Sanders • Sarokin • Schroeder • Schwartz • Seay • Senter • Seymour • Shannon • Shaw • Shoob • Skopil • Sloviter • Sofaer • Spellman • Sprouse • Staker • Tate • Taylor • Thompson • Tidwell • Unthank • Vietor • Vining • Wald • Ward • Weinshienk • West • Wicker • Williams • Winder • Woods • Wright • Zobel | ||
| 1980 |
Aguilar • Aldrich • Anderson • Boochever • Breyer • Britt • Cahill • Canby • Carroll • Cerezo • Clemon • S. Ervin • R. Erwin • Getzendanner • Gilmore • Ginsburg • Haltom • Hardy • Henderson • Hobbs • Holschuh • Horton • Howard • Johnson • Keep • Kelly • Kenyon • Kocoras • Marquez • Marshall • Michael • Nixon • Norris • Patel • Polozola • Propst • Quackenbush • Ramsey • Rice • Shadur • Spiegel • Tashima • Thompson • Vela • White • Williams | ||
| 1981 | |||
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of South Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of South Carolina
State courts:
South Carolina Supreme Court • South Carolina Court of Appeals • South Carolina Circuit Courts • South Carolina Masters-in-Equity • South Carolina Family Courts • South Carolina Magistrate Courts • South Carolina Municipal Courts • South Carolina Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in South Carolina • South Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in South Carolina
