Hon. R. Lanier Anderson III

Senior U.S. Circuit Judge
United States Court of Appeals
Eleventh Circuit

Date of Appointment:
Appointed on August 6, 1979 to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which on October 1, 1981, became an appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Entered on Duty:
October 1, 1981

Chief Judge:
May 17, 1999 - May 31, 2002

Senior Status:
February 1, 2009

Education:
Yale College, A.B., 1958
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1961

Previous Employment:
U.S. Army, 1961-1963
Private Practice, 1963-1979

Committee Appointments/Professional Organizations:
Judicial Conference Committee on Codes of Conduct, 1987-1992, (Chairman, 1992-1995)
American Bar Association
American Judicature Society
State Bar of Georgia