Career
From 2010 to 2011,Peterson served as a law clerk for Judge Michael R. Spaan of the Alaska Superior Court. From 2011 to 2012,he served as an assistant municipal prosecutor in the Anchorage Municipal Prosecutor's Office. From 2012 to 2015,he served as an assistant district attorney in the Anchorage District Attorney's Office. From 2015 to 2019,he served as an assistant attorney general in the Alaska Department of Law,Criminal Division. Since 2019,he has served as a senior assistant attorney general in the Alaska Department of Law,Civil Division,National Resources Division. [1]
Federal judicial service
In 2025,Peterson was recommended to the Trump administration by United States Senator Dan Sullivan to be a federal judge after a member of Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy’s federal transition team encouraged him to apply. [2] Circa October 28,2025,President Donald Trump transmitted a filled out Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire for United States district judge for Peterson,prima facie evidence that Peterson's nomination to that office was forthcoming,to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska vacated by Judge Timothy M. Burgess. [1] Trump announced the nomination on Truth Social on November 12,2025. [3] His nomination was transmitted to the United States Senate on November 18,2025. [4] On November 19,2025,a hearing on his nomination was held by the United States Senate Judiciary Committee. [5] On December 11,2025,the committee voted to report his nomination to the Senate by a 14–8 vote. [6] On February 4,2026,his nomination was confirmed by a 58–39 vote. [7] He received his judicial commission on February 10,2026. [8]
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