Who appointed George Weston Anderson?

President Woodrow Wilson appointed George Weston Anderson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 1918.

Was George Weston Anderson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

George Weston Anderson was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was George Weston Anderson's confirmation vote?

George Weston Anderson was confirmed by voice vote on October 24, 1918. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

First Circuit / Appointed 1918 / Served to 1938

George Weston Anderson

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1918 and confirmed by voice vote, George Weston Anderson was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He earned a law degree from Boston University School of Law in 1890. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1861–1938
Appointed by: Woodrow Wilson, 1918
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Williams College 1886 · Boston Law 1890
Succeeded: Frederic Dodge
Succeeded by: James Madison Morton Jr.

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1918	First Circuit succeeded Frederic Dodge	Wilson (D)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Williams College	A.B.	1886
Boston University School of Law	LL.B.	1890

Judicial Record

In our data, Anderson authored 2 published opinions for the court (1929–1930). Most cited: Scaffidi v. United States (15 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1930	Scaffidi v. United States	37 F.2d 203	15
1929	Leonard v. Hunt	36 F.2d 13	7

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Questions & answers

Who appointed George Weston Anderson?: President Woodrow Wilson appointed George Weston Anderson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 1918.
Was George Weston Anderson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: George Weston Anderson was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was George Weston Anderson's confirmation vote?: George Weston Anderson was confirmed by voice vote on October 24, 1918. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was George Weston Anderson on?: George Weston Anderson was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

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19 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).