| Aldon J. Anderson | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah |
| Term Start: | December 20, 1984 |
| Term End: | March 24, 1996 |
| Office1: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah |
| Term Start1: | 1978 |
| Term End1: | 1984 |
| Predecessor1: | Willis William Ritter |
| Successor1: | Bruce Sterling Jenkins |
| Office2: | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah |
| Term Start2: | July 22, 1971 |
| Term End2: | December 20, 1984 |
| Appointer2: | Richard Nixon |
| Predecessor2: | Albert Sherman Christensen |
| Successor2: | David Sam |
| Birth Name: | Aldon Junior Anderson |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Death Place: | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Education: | University of Utah (B.A.) S.J. Quinney College of Law (J.D.) |
Aldon Junior Anderson (January 3, 1917 – March 24, 1996) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah.
Born on January 3, 1917, in Salt Lake City, Utah,[1] to Aldon J. and Minnie (Egan), Anderson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Utah in 1939 and a Juris Doctor from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah in 1943. He was a staff attorney of the Utah State Tax Commission from 1943 to 1945, and was then in private practice in Salt Lake City until 1957, also working as a Utah state district attorney from 1953 to 1957. He was a judge of the second district of the Utah State District Court from 1957 to 1971.
On June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon nominated Anderson to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Utah vacated by Judge Albert Sherman Christensen. Anderson was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 22, 1971, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1978 to 1984, assuming senior status on December 20, 1984. Anderson served in this capacity until his death on March 24, 1996, in Salt Lake City.
Anderson was married to Virginia Weilenmann Anderson, who was a speech therapist for disabled people.[2]