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Robert Palmer Anderson
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Robert Palmer Anderson served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Aug 15, 1964. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Confirmed
- Aug 15, 1964
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1906
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ConnecticutDwight D. Eisenhower · Apr 23, 1954 – Aug 20, 1964
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitLyndon B. Johnson · Aug 15, 1964 – May 2, 1978
Education
- Yale CollegeB.A., 1927
- Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1929
Career
Private practice, New London, Connecticut, 1929-1953; Public defender, New London County, Connecticut, 1936-1947; Member, Connecticut State Bar Examining Committee, 1936-1954; U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, 1942-1945; State's attorney, New London County, Connecticut, 1947-1953; State senator, Connecticut, 1947-1949; Judicial council, State of Connecticut, 1952-1953; Judge, Connecticut Superior Court, 1953-1954; U.S. Coast Guard Reserve captain, 1955-1957
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