Albert B. Anderson

Albert B. Anderson
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office October 30, 1929 – April 27, 1938
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office January 6, 1925 – October 30, 1929
Appointed by	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Francis E. Baker
Succeeded by	William Morris Sparks
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana
In office December 8, 1902 – January 13, 1925
Appointed by	Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded by	John Baker
Succeeded by	Robert C. Baltzell
Personal details
Born	Albert Barnes Anderson (1857-02-10)February 10, 1857 Zionsville, Indiana, U.S.
Died	April 27, 1938(1938-04-27) (aged 81) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Resting place	Oak Hill Cemetery Crawfordsville, Indiana, U.S.
Education	Wabash College (AB) read law

Albert Barnes Anderson (February 10, 1857 – April 27, 1938), frequently known as A. B. Anderson, was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana.

Education and career

Albert Barnes Anderson was born on February 10, 1857, in Zionsville, Indiana. His parents were Emma A. and Philander Anderson. Anderson received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Wabash College in 1879 and read law in 1881. He earned his LLD in 1907. He was in private practice in Crawfordsville, Indiana from 1881 to 1902, and was prosecuting attorney of Montgomery County, Indiana from 1886 to 1890.

Federal judicial service

Anderson was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on December 8, 1902, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Indiana vacated by Judge John Baker. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 8, 1902, and received his commission the same day. He held the position for 23 years, with his service being terminated on January 13, 1925, due to his elevation to the Seventh Circuit.

Anderson was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on January 2, 1925, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Judge Francis E. Baker. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 6, 1925, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on October 30, 1929, and retired that year.

Notable trials that Anderson oversaw included the loan scandal of Warren T. McCray and the United Mine Workers coal strike of 1919.

Later life and death

Anderson died in Indianapolis on April 27, 1938. He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

Legacy

Anderson's correspondence is held in the collection of the Indiana State Library.

Sources

• Albert Barnes Anderson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.