John W. Anderson

John W. Anderson (July 21, 1871 – January 29, 1954) was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from January 1, 1933, to December 31, 1938, appointed from Woodbury County, Iowa.

Life

He was born in Buchanan County, Iowa on July 21, 1871.

He attended Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa and was admitted to the bar in 1893. He was County Attorney of Monona County for two terms from 1908 to 1912 and then in 1914 he became Judge of the 4th Judicial District Court where he continued to serve until he resigned in 1920.

From 1920 to 1933 he returned to practicing law at Sioux City. He served on the State Supreme Court for 6 years from 1933 to 1938. He was Chief Justice from January 1935 to June 1935.

He had two children. He married Mary Agnes Peck on April 15, 1933, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He died in Sioux City in 1954.