Robert Palmer Anderson

1906–1978 · Noank (Town of Groton), CT

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of ConnecticutJudgeDwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)Apr 27, 1954Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Aug 20, 1964
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitJudgeLyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)Aug 15, 1964Death, May 2, 1978

Education

  • Yale College, B.A., 1927
  • Yale Law School, LL.B., 1929

Professional Career

Private practice, New London, Connecticut, 1929-1953; Public defender, New London County, Connecticut, 1936-1947; Member, Connecticut State Bar Examining Committee, 1936-1954; U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, 1942-1945; State's attorney, New London County, Connecticut, 1947-1953; State senator, Connecticut, 1947-1949; Judicial council, State of Connecticut, 1952-1953; Judge, Connecticut Superior Court, 1953-1954; U.S. Coast Guard Reserve captain, 1955-1957

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • U.S. Commissioner, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, 1936
  • Judge, Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals, 1972-1978

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