Public Life
In addition to his bachelor of science and master of arts degrees, Anderson is also the recipient of a Juris Doctor: degree in law with highest honors from George Washington University Law School. While attending he won the first Law Review competition for writing the best law review article among second year students. In his final year he served as editor in chief of the GWU Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. In November 1974 Anderson received the highest honor the GWU Law Association can bestow, the Distinguished Alumnus Award. He is also the recipient of Honorary Doctors of Law degrees from Thiel College and West Virginia University. He is a member of West Virginia University's Academy of Distinguished Alumni and the Order of Vandalia.
He is a member of the Bar of the State of California and the District of Columbia, and is entitled to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the United States Supreme Court.
Anderson is also a member of the State of California and the District of Columbia Bar Associations, and the American Bar Association.
In 1973 the State of West Virginia chose Anderson as the Son of the Year. He served on the Executive Council of the West Virginia University Alumni Council from 1971 to 1978 and was President of the Association from 1976 to 1977. He was also the President of the Leatherneck Association.
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