Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr.
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 and confirmed by voice vote, Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr. is 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 1975. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1949 · age 77
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1986
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Clemson 1972 · University of South Carolina Law 1975
- Succeeded
- Charles Earl Simons Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Donald Cecil Coggins Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | District of South Carolina succeeded Charles Earl Simons Jr. | Reagan (R) | 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
| Clemson University | B.A. | 1972 |
| University of South Carolina School of Law | J.D. | 1975 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Anderson was assigned 7,687 district-court cases (1985–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 224 days across 7,304 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 419 of Anderson’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 368 were affirmed, 29 reversed or vacated, and 22 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr.?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina in 1986.
- Was Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr. was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on October 8, 1986. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr. on?
- Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr. is 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
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39 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).