Carl W. Anderson

Carl West Anderson was a retired Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Four. He was appointed by Governor Deukmejian in 1984 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate in 1986 and 1990. He was a Senior Trial Deputy District Attorney and Deputy District Attorney in Alameda County, a Judge in Superior Court of Alameda County, and a Legislative Advocate for the California District Attorneys Association, California Peace Officers Association, and California State Sheriffs Association. He was a member of the California Judges Association, Alameda County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association Appellate Judges Conference. He wrote significant opinions on a variety of cases and was a lecturer and instructor in criminal law and evidence. Anderson served in the U.S. Army Reserve and had a LL.M from the University of Virginia, a LL.B from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.