Stephen Hale Anderson

Professional career

• Special Counsel to the Salt Lake County Grand Jury (1975)
• Anderson began as a trial attorney in the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (1960–1964). He then practiced law in Salt Lake City with Ray, Quinney & Nebeker (1964–1985), focusing on business and tax law. He was President of the Utah State Bar (1983–1984) and the Salt Lake County Bar Association (1977–1978).
• Private practice, Salt Lake City, UT, 1964-1985
• Trial attorney, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1960-1964
• U.S. Army 44th Infantry Division, 1953-1955

Judicial service

• Judge, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1985-2000
• Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• Historical records show Anderson signed 58 published Tenth Circuit decisions between 1989 and 2014. His rulings addressed issues such as:
• Recognized as “Judge of the Year” by the Federal Bar Association (2005) and Utah State Bar (2002)
• Nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 23, 1985, Anderson was confirmed by the Senate on October 16, 1985, to a new seat on the Tenth Circuit. He served until January 1, 2000, when he assumed senior status. He was succeeded by Judge Michael W. McConnell.
• Stephen Hale Anderson (born January 12, 1932, Salt Lake City, Utah) is an inactive Senior United States Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
• Parole and administrative remedies: Release on parole did not cure a prisoner’s failure to exhaust administrative remedies.
• Fourth Amendment: No expectation of privacy in subscriber information voluntarily given to an internet service provider.
• Agency deference: Federal agencies’ reasonable interpretations of ambiguous statutes are deferential unless arbitrary or capricious.

Education

• Eastern Oregon University

Personal record

Born 1932 · Salt Lake City, UT