Who appointed Robert Lanier Anderson III?

President Jimmy Carter appointed Robert Lanier Anderson III to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1979.

Was Robert Lanier Anderson III appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Robert Lanier Anderson III was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Robert Lanier Anderson III's confirmation vote?

Robert Lanier Anderson III was confirmed by voice vote on July 12, 1979 — no senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eleventh Circuit / Appointed 1981 / Senior status since 2009

Robert Lanier Anderson III

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

Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Lanier Anderson III is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1961. He previously served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1936 · age 90
Appointed by: Jimmy Carter, 1979
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Yale College 1958 · Harvard Law School 1961
Succeeded by: Beverly Baldwin Martin

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1979	Fifth Circuit	Carter (D)	Voice vote
1981	Eleventh Circuit	Reassigned	–

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.

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education

Yale College	A.B.	1958
Harvard Law School	LL.B.	1961

Judicial Record

In our data, Anderson authored 1 published opinion for the court (2008). Most cited: Bailey Ex Rel. Estate of Beal v. Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. (91 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
2008	Bailey Ex Rel. Estate of Beal v. Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc.	536 F.3d 1202	91

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Robert Lanier Anderson III?: President Jimmy Carter appointed Robert Lanier Anderson III to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1979.
Was Robert Lanier Anderson III appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Robert Lanier Anderson III was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Robert Lanier Anderson III's confirmation vote?: Robert Lanier Anderson III was confirmed by voice vote on July 12, 1979 — no senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Robert Lanier Anderson III on?: Robert Lanier Anderson III is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

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44 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Data as of 2026-07-06. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).