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Reuben V. Anderson (born 1943) is an American attorney who served as a justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court from 1985 to 1990.
Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996
18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998). In July 2020, Anderson was appointed to a special commission tasked with presenting a new design for the Flag of Mississippi to voters for their approval. The nine-person commission elected Anderson as its chairman at its first meeting on July 22.Ulmer, Sarah (July 22, 2020)
State Flag Commission holds first meeting in Jackson
''Y'all Politics''. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
Reuben V. Anderson (born 1943) is an American attorney who served as a justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court from 1985 to 1990.
Early life
Anderson was born in 1943, in Jackson, Mississippi. His father was a bricklayer, and his great-great-grandparents were slaves. He graduated from Tougaloo College in 1965. He received his law degree in 1967, from the University of Mississippi, a mere five years after it admitted its first black student, James Meredith, and four years after it admitted its first black law student.Career
Anderson first worked as a civil right lawyer, in the firm Anderson, Banks, Nichols & Leventhal, from 1967 to 1977, where he was the assistant counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund in the Mississippi office. Anderson was appointed to the JacksonMunicipal Court City court or municipal court is a court of law with jurisdiction limited to a city or other municipality. It typically addresses "violations of city ordinances and may also have jurisdiction over minor criminal cases...and over certain civil cases ...
, where he served two years. He then spent four years as a Hinds County
Hinds County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. With its county seats (Raymond and the state's capital, Jackson), Hinds is the most populous county in Mississippi with a 2020 census population of 227,742 residents. Hinds Co ...
Court Judge. Next, for three years, Anderson was a judge on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1985 Anderson was appointed to the State Supreme Court, becoming the first black judge on that court. Following his resignation, Anderson was succeeded on the court by Fred L. Banks Jr.
Fred Lee Banks Jr. (born September 1, 1942) is an American lawyer, politician, and former Mississippi Supreme Court justice, having served on the court from 1991 to 2001.
Early life, education, and career
Banks grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, ...
Leslie SouthwickMississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996
18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998). In July 2020, Anderson was appointed to a special commission tasked with presenting a new design for the Flag of Mississippi to voters for their approval. The nine-person commission elected Anderson as its chairman at its first meeting on July 22.Ulmer, Sarah (July 22, 2020)
State Flag Commission holds first meeting in Jackson
''Y'all Politics''. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
Family
Anderson's wife is the former Phyllis Wright. They have three children, Roslyn V. Anderson, Vincent R Anderson, and Raina Anderson-Minor.See also
*List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Mississippi
This is a list of the first minority male lawyers and judges in Mississippi, United States. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are men who achieved other distinctions such becoming ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Reuben V. 1943 births Living people Politicians from Jackson, Mississippi Tougaloo College alumni University of Mississippi School of Law alumni Justices of the Mississippi Supreme Court Lawyers from Jackson, Mississippi