What is James A. Andersen?
[[File:James A. Andersen.jpg|thumb|200px|Andersen in 1969]] '''James A. Andersen''' (September 21, 1924 &ndash; May 1, 2022) was an [[Americans|American]] politician and judge. He was a [[Republican (United States)|Republican]]. He served as a member of the [[Washington House of Representatives]] (1959–1967) and the [[Washington State Senate]] (1967–1973). He was also a justice of the Washington [[Supreme Court]] from 1984 to 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/coa50/index.cfm?fa=home.COAJamesAnderson|title=Judge James A. Andersen|publisher=Washington Supreme Court|access-date=July 28, 2021|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728195746/https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/coa50/index.cfm?fa=home.COAJamesAnderson|url-status=dead}}</ref> Long was born in [[Auburn, Washington]]. He served in the [[United States Army]] as a combat infantryman in [[World War II]]. He was wounded in the [[Battle of the Bulge]] near [[Bastogne]], Belgium. Andersen died on May 1, 2022 in [[Seattle, Washington]] at the age of 97.<ref>[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/theolympian/name/andersen-a-obituary?id=34601787 James A. Andersen]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Andersen, James}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:American judges]] [[Category:Lawyers from Washington (state)]] [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:Politicians from Washington (state)]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Military people from Washington (state)]]