J. Blaine Anderson

J. Blaine Anderson (January 19, 1922 – April 16, 1988) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.

Education and career Born in Trenton, Utah, Anderson was raised in Pocatello, Idaho. He attended Idaho State College in Pocatello and completed his bachelor's degree at the University of Washington in Seattle. Anderson then attended the University of Idaho in Moscow and received a Juris Doctor from its College of Law in 1949. He was admitted to the bar and was in private practice from 1949 to 1971 in Blackfoot, Idaho.

Federal judicial service Anderson was nominated by President Richard Nixon on December 1, 1971, to a seat on the U.S. District Court in Idaho vacated by Judge Frederick M. Taylor. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 4, and received his commission on December 9. His service was terminated on July 23, 1976, due to elevation to the Ninth Circuit. He and his wife Grace are buried at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise.