[1] He also chaired the Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel in the Northern District and taught securities regulation at Hastings College of Law.

[2] In 2010, Anderson joined Sidley Austin, handling commercial and securities cases for clients including Wells Fargo.

[3] In September 2021, Anderson returned to working at Sidley Austin,[6] joining the firm's white collar practice.

[7] On August 16, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Anderson to be the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California.

The initiative focused on prosecuting drug trafficking and other crime in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco.