George Ross Anderson Jr.
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and confirmed by voice vote, George Ross Anderson Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. He earned a law degree from University of South Carolina School of Law in 1954. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1929–2020
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1980
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Southeastern 1949 · University of South Carolina Law 1954
- Succeeded
- James Robert Martin Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Julianna Michelle Childs
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | District of South Carolina succeeded James Robert Martin Jr. | Carter (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
| Southeastern University | B.C.S. | 1949 |
| George Washington University | 1949 | |
| University of South Carolina School of Law | LL.B. | 1954 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Anderson authored 13 published opinions for the court (1980–1985). Most cited: McNeill v. United States (27 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | McNeill v. United States | 519 F. Supp. 283 | 27 |
| 1982 | Trimper v. Nationwide Insurance | 540 F. Supp. 1188 | 20 |
| 1985 | Chrisley v. United States | 620 F. Supp. 285 | 16 |
| 1980 | Daniels v. Dilmar Oil Co. | 502 F. Supp. 178 | 14 |
| 1984 | Furman v. United States | 602 F. Supp. 444 | 11 |
| 1981 | Tiller v. Amerada Hess Corp. | 540 F. Supp. 160 | 10 |
| 1985 | Greenville Hospital System v. Heckler | 642 F. Supp. 15 | 9 |
| 1982 | Arvai v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n | 539 F. Supp. 921 | 6 |
| 1985 | Spartanburg General Hospital v. Heckler | 607 F. Supp. 635 | 4 |
| 1984 | Wharton v. Abbeville School District No. 60 | 608 F. Supp. 70 | 4 |
| 1985 | Whittenberg v. School District of Greenville County | 607 F. Supp. 289 | 3 |
| 1981 | Barry v. United States | 527 F. Supp. 472 | 1 |
| 1982 | Ralph E. Briggs Textile Co. v. Allied Products Corp. | 32 F. Supp. 2d 361 | 0 |
Showing the 13 most-cited of 13 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed George Ross Anderson Jr.?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed George Ross Anderson Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina in 1980.
- Was George Ross Anderson Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Ross Anderson Jr. was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George Ross Anderson Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- George Ross Anderson Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on May 21, 1980. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George Ross Anderson Jr. on?
- George Ross Anderson Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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35 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).