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Aaron Christian Peterson
Confirmed Trump 2.0
Confirmed to the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.
On October 23, 2025, Donald Trump nominated Aaron Christian Peterson to the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. He was confirmed on February 4, 2026.
Biography
Born in Anchorage, Alaska in 1981, Peterson earned his B.B.A. in finance from the University of Alaska in 2007, and his J.D. from the Gonzaga University School of Law in 2010.
Legal Experience
Peterson began his legal career as a clerk for Judge Michael R. Spaan, with the Alaska Superior Court (2010-2011). He then worked as an Assistant Municipal Prosecutor with the Anchorage Municipal Prosecutor’s Office (2011-2012), an Assistant District Attorney with the Anchorage District Attorney’s Office (2012-2015), and as an Assistant Attorney General with the Office of Special Prosecutions, Alaska Department of Law, Criminal Division (2015-2019). Since 2019, Petersen has worked as a Senior Assistant Attorney General with the Alaska Department of Law, Civil Division, Natural Resources Section.
Key Facts and Context
- Member of the United States Air Force as a Senior Airman (2000-2003)
- Member of the Alaska Bar Environmental/ Natural Resources Section (2019-present)
- Federalist Society (2025 – Present)
- Fire Lake Arena Management, Inc., Volunteer Board Member (2024-Present)
- Mustang Hockey Association (1986 – 1996; 2021 – Present)
- USA Hockey (2021 -Present)
- Previously clerked for Michael Spann of the Alaska Superior Court
- Prosecuted misdemeanors and felony cases, then focused on prosecuting cases related to wildlife poaching and commercial fishing offenses. Later, primarily represented the Department of Fish and Game and the Board of Fisheries in a wide range of civil and administrative matters as the Senior Assistant Attorney General