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Aaron Christian Peterson
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Active service.
Confirmed 58 to 39Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- January 5, 2026
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- Not published yet
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), January 15, 2026
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 58 to 39
- Confirmed
- February 4, 2026
- Commissioned
- February 10, 2026
- American Bar Association rating
- Not published yet
Born 1981, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
All judges of the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- U.S. Air Force senior airman, 2000-2003
- Law clerk, Hon. Michael R. Spaan, Alaska Superior Court, 2010-2011
- Assistant municipal prosecutor, Anchorage, Alaska, 2011-2012
- Assistant district attorney, Anchorage District Attorney's Office, Criminal Division, State of Alaska, 2012-2015
- Assistant attorney general, Office of Special Prosecutions, Criminal Division, State of Alaska, 2015-2019
- Senior assistant attorney general, Natural Resources Section, Civil Division, State of Alaska, 2019-2026
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