Stanley Thomas Anderson
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2008 and confirmed by voice vote, Stanley Thomas Anderson is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. He earned a law degree from Memphis State University (now University of Memphis) Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 1980. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1953 · age 73
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2008
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Tennessee 1976 · Memphis State (now University of Memphis) Cecil C. Humphreys Law 1980
- Succeeded
- James Dale Todd
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Western District of Tennessee succeeded James Dale Todd | G.W. Bush (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
| University of Tennessee | B.S. | 1976 |
| Memphis State University (now University of Memphis) Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law | J.D. | 1980 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Anderson was assigned 2,102 district-court cases (1965–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 260 days across 1,836 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 194 of Anderson’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 153 were affirmed, 25 reversed or vacated, and 16 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.
In our data, Anderson authored 20 published opinions for the court (2007–2011). Most cited: Carbon Processing & Reclamation, LLC v. Valero Marketing & Supply Co. (20 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Carbon Processing & Reclamation, LLC v. Valero Marketing & Supply Co. | 823 F. Supp. 2d 786 | 20 |
| 2010 | Jiglov v. Hotel Peabody, GP | 719 F. Supp. 2d 918 | 6 |
| 2010 | Smith v. Shelby County, TN | 721 F. Supp. 2d 712 | 6 |
| 2010 | Carbon Processing & Reclamation, LLC v. Valero Marketing & Supply Co. | 694 F. Supp. 2d 888 | 6 |
| 2010 | Williams v. Hooah Security Services, LLC | 729 F. Supp. 2d 1011 | 4 |
| 2010 | Hicks v. CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGE | 695 F. Supp. 2d 779 | 3 |
| 2010 | Clarke v. United Parcel Service, Inc. | 421 B.R. 436 | 3 |
| 2009 | Fleming v. STIFOLTER | 656 F. Supp. 2d 764 | 3 |
| 2009 | Speck v. City of Memphis | 594 F. Supp. 2d 905 | 3 |
| 2010 | Trotter v. Cargill, Inc. | 699 F. Supp. 2d 1043 | 2 |
| 2007 | Woodward v. City of Paris, Tennessee | 520 F. Supp. 2d 911 | 2 |
| 2008 | Lewis v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. | 618 F. Supp. 2d 833 | 1 |
| 2011 | United States v. Caraway | 822 F. Supp. 2d 741 | 0 |
| 2010 | ELECTRIC ENERGY, INC. v. Lambert | 757 F. Supp. 2d 765 | 0 |
| 2010 | 460 Tennessee Street, LLC v. Telesis Community Credit Union | 437 B.R. 306 | 0 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 20 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 Stanley Thomas Anderson?
- President George W. Bush appointed Stanley Thomas Anderson to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee in 2008.
- Was Stanley Thomas Anderson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Stanley Thomas Anderson was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Stanley Thomas Anderson's confirmation vote?
- Stanley Thomas Anderson was confirmed by voice vote on April 10, 2008. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Stanley Thomas Anderson on?
- Stanley Thomas Anderson is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: screenshot of video by US Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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18 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).