Aaron C. Peterson

Aaron Christian Peterson (born 1981) is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska since 2026. He served as senior assistant attorney general in the Alaska Department of Law from 2019 to 2026.

Early life and education

Peterson was born in 1981 in Anchorage, Alaska. He served as an enlisted airman in the United States Air Force, before graduating from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2007 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, cum laude, and from the Gonzaga University School of Law in 2010 with a Juris Doctor. 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. His nomination was transmitted to the United States Senate on November 18, 2025. On November 19, 2025, a hearing on his nomination was held by the United States Senate Judiciary Committee. On December 11, 2025, the committee voted to report his nomination to the Senate by a 14–8 vote. On February 4, 2026, his nomination was confirmed by a 58–39 vote. He received his judicial commission on February 10, 2026.

Personal , Peterson resides in Anchorage, Alaska. He is a member of the Federalist Society.