S. Thomas Anderson

S. Thomas Anderson
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Incumbent
Assumed office March 18, 2017
Preceded by	J. Daniel Breen
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Incumbent
Assumed office May 21, 2008
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	James Dale Todd
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
In office 2003 – May 21, 2008
Personal details
Born	Stanley Thomas Anderson 1953 (age 70–71) Lexington, Tennessee
Education	University of Tennessee (BS) University of Memphis School of Law (JD)

Stanley Thomas Anderson (born 1953) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

Education and career

Born in Lexington, Tennessee, Anderson received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Memphis School of Law in 1980. He was then in private practice in Tennessee until 1983, and again from 1987 to 2003, serving in the interim as an assistant commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Transportation from 1983 to 1985, and as a claims commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Treasury from 1985 to 1987.

Federal judicial service

In 2003, Anderson became a United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Tennessee. On September 6, 2007, he was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee vacated by James Dale Todd. Anderson was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 10, 2008, and received his commission on May 21, 2008. He became Chief Judge on March 18, 2017.

Sources

• S. Thomas Anderson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.