U.S. Senate confirms Aaron Peterson as Alaska’s newest federal judge

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 771

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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One of Alaska’s two federal judge vacancies has been filled.

The U.S. Senate voted 58-39 on Wednesday to confirm state natural resources attorney Aaron Peterson to serve as the state’s newest federal judge. In a legal notice published soon after the vote, Peterson said he would be resigning immediately from the Alaska Department of Law.

Alaska has three federal judgeships but has had only one sitting judge since Joshua Kindred resigned in July …

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