Aldon Junior Anderson
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, Aldon Junior Anderson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. He earned a law degree from University of Utah College of Law (now S.J. Quinney College of Law) in 1943. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1917–1996
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1971
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Utah 1939 · University of Utah College of Law (now S.J. Quinney College of Law) 1943
- Succeeded
- Albert Sherman Christensen
- Succeeded by
- David Sam
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | District of Utah succeeded Albert Sherman Christensen | Nixon (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Utah | B.A. | 1939 |
| University of Utah College of Law (now S.J. Quinney College of Law) | J.D. | 1943 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Anderson was assigned 537 district-court cases (1982–1995). Median time from filing to termination: 305 days across 537 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Anderson authored 144 published opinions for the court (1971–1993). Most cited: United States v. Midwest Service & Supply Co. (In Re Midwest Service & Supply Co.) (43 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | United States v. Midwest Service & Supply Co. (In Re Midwest Service & Supply Co.) | 44 B.R. 262 | 43 |
| 1979 | State of Utah v. Andrus | 486 F. Supp. 995 | 42 |
| 1991 | Marc Development, Inc. v. Federal Deposit Insurance | 771 F. Supp. 1163 | 35 |
| 1973 | Engineered Sports Products v. Brunswick Corp. | 362 F. Supp. 722 | 34 |
| 1981 | Kenai Oil & Gas, Inc. v. Department of the Interior | 522 F. Supp. 521 | 28 |
| 1993 | Styler v. Jean Bob Inc. (In Re Concept Clubs, Inc.) | 154 B.R. 581 | 27 |
| 1988 | Joseph v. Stone (In Re Stone) | 91 B.R. 589 | 25 |
| 1973 | McCurdy v. Steele | 353 F. Supp. 629 | 25 |
| 1976 | Usery v. Board of Ed. of Salt Lake City | 421 F. Supp. 718 | 24 |
| 1979 | Colyar v. THIRD JUDICIAL DIST. COURT, ETC. | 469 F. Supp. 424 | 23 |
| 1987 | Sierra Club v. Hodel | 675 F. Supp. 594 | 22 |
| 1975 | Jiron v. Sperry Rand Corp.(Sperry-Univac) | 423 F. Supp. 155 | 21 |
| 1988 | Lochhead v. Alacano | 697 F. Supp. 406 | 17 |
| 1980 | Cornflower Entertainment, Inc. v. Salt Lake City Corp. | 485 F. Supp. 777 | 16 |
| 1978 | Mellor v. United States | 484 F. Supp. 641 | 16 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 144 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Aldon Junior Anderson?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Aldon Junior Anderson to the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah in 1971.
- Was Aldon Junior Anderson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Aldon Junior Anderson was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Aldon Junior Anderson's confirmation vote?
- Aldon Junior Anderson was confirmed by voice vote on July 22, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Aldon Junior Anderson on?
- Aldon Junior Anderson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unite States Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).