George Ross Anderson Jr.

United States federal judge (1929-2020)

George Ross Anderson Jr. (January 29, 1929 – December 1, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina from 1980 until his retirement in 2016. He was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to the court. He also was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1955 to 1956.

Anderson was born in Anderson, South Carolina. He was a Democrat. Anderson died on December 1, 2020 at a South Carolina nursing home at the age of 91.[1]

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  1. Connor, Eric (1 December 2020). "From Upstate 'mill hill kid' to legal legend, judge G. Ross Anderson kept his local roots". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2 December 2020.