Who appointed Thomas H. Anderson?

President William McKinley appointed Thomas H. Anderson to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) in 1902.

Was Thomas H. Anderson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Thomas H. Anderson was appointed by President William McKinley, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Thomas H. Anderson's confirmation vote?

Thomas H. Anderson was confirmed by voice vote on February 4, 1902. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) / Appointed 1902 / Served to 1916

Thomas H. Anderson

Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)

Appointed by President William McKinley in 1902 and confirmed by voice vote, Thomas H. Anderson was an Associate Justice on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia). Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1848–1916
Appointed by: William McKinley, 1902
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded: Charles Cleaves Cole
Succeeded by: William Hitz

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1902	District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) succeeded Charles Cleaves Cole	McKinley (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

Mount Union College

Judicial Record

In our data, Anderson authored 2 published opinions for the court (1988–1993). Most cited: United States v. Alston (7 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1993	United States v. Alston	832 F. Supp. 1	7
1988	Michigan Citizens for an Independent Press v. Attorney General of the United States	695 F. Supp. 1216	3

Showing the 2 most-cited of 2 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 Thomas H. Anderson?: President William McKinley appointed Thomas H. Anderson to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) in 1902.
Was Thomas H. Anderson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Thomas H. Anderson was appointed by President William McKinley, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Thomas H. Anderson's confirmation vote?: Thomas H. Anderson was confirmed by voice vote on February 4, 1902. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Thomas H. Anderson on?: Thomas H. Anderson was an Associate Justice on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia).

Sources

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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia). Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).