Rosanna Peterson
| Rosanna Peterson | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | |
| Title: | Chief Judge |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Active: | 1/26/2010 - Present |
| Chief: | 2011 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Frederick Van Sickle |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1951 |
| Home State: | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Bachelors: | U. of North Dakota School, B.A., 1977 |
| Law School: | U. of North Dakota School of Law, J.D., 1991 |
| Grad. School: | U. of North Dakota, M.A., 1983 |
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Rosanna Malouf Peterson is chief judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. She was nominated by President Obama and confirmed to the bench on January 25, 2010 and received commission the next day. She then became chief judge of the court in 2011. [1][2]
Early life and education
Peterson received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Dakota in 1977. She received an M.A. from the University of North Dakota in 1983, and her J.D. from the University of North Dakota Law School in 1991. [3][4]
Professional career
After law school Peterson served as a law clerk for Frederick Van Sickle in the Eastern District of Washington. Following her clerkship, Peterson went into private practice with various firms in Spokane, WA. She practiced in the fields of general litigation, employment and education law, and criminal defense. Peterson joined the faculty of Gonzaga University School of Law Spokane, Washington in 1999 as an assistant law professor, where she teaches Evidence, Federal Jurisdiction, and Trial Advocacy. Peterson became the director of the School of Law’s Externship Program in 2002. [4]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Washington
Peterson was nominated by President Obama to fill a vacant seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. [5] Peterson is the first woman to serve the court. She was nominated for the seat vacated when Frederick Van Sickle assumed senior status [6] and was confirmed by unanimous consent of the Senate on January 25, 2010. [1][7]
The American Bar Association gave Peterson a unanimous rating of "qualified". [8]
Judiciary Committee hearing
Peterson had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on November 18, 2009, which voted to forward her nomination to the full Senate. [9] She was confirmed by the Senate on January 25, 2010.
Notable cases
Awards and Associations
- Recipient, Smithmoore Myers Professionalism Award, 2006.
- President of the Federal Bar Association for Eastern Washington
- President of Washington Women Lawyers State Bar Association
- President of the Spokane County Washington Women Lawyers Bar Association
- Member of the board of directors for the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute
- Member of the Board of Directors for the Eastern District of Washington Federal Court Historical Society
- Member of the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute
- Past member of the board of directors for the Center for Justice
- Eastern Washington representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference and Criminal Justice Act Attorneys Conference [3]
See also
External links
- Judge Peterson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- President Obama Taps UND Alum for Federal Court Bench
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" Peterson confirmed for EWash fed bench, January 25, 2010
- ↑ Judge Peterson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gonzaga Biography of Rosanna Peterson
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 White House Press Release "President Obama Nominates Rosanna M. Peterson to Serve on the District Court Bench", October 13, 2009
- ↑ White House Press Release "Nominations sent to the Senate: October 13, 2009
- ↑ Spokesman Review "Professor nominated for U.S. District Court", October 14, 2009
- ↑ Judge Peterson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ Associated Press "Peterson pick is victory for bipartisans", October 14, 2009
- ↑ C-SPAN "Judiciary and Justice Nominations", November 18, 2009
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Frederick Van Sickle |
Eastern District of Washington 2010–Current Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Rosanna Peterson • Lonny Suko • Thomas Rice | ||
| Senior judges |
Robert Whaley • Justin Quackenbush • William Nielsen • Frederick Van Sickle • Edward Shea • | ||
| Magistrate judges | James Hutton • Cynthia Imbrogno • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Edward Whitson • Frank Rudkin • John Stanley Webster • Lloyd Black • Samuel Driver • William Goodwin • William Lindberg • Alan McDonald • Robert McNichols • Marshall Neill • Charles Powell • Lewis Schwellenbach • Jack Tanner • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Whaley • Justin Quackenbush • William Nielsen • Frederick Van Sickle • Lonny Suko • Samuel Driver • William Goodwin • Robert McNichols • Marshall Neill • Charles Powell • | ||
