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Rosanna Malouf Peterson

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Senior status. Born 1951.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nominated
Oct 13, 2009
Senate vote
89 to 0
Confirmed
Jan 25, 2010
Commissioned
Jan 26, 2010
Senior status
Oct 1, 2021

Education

  • B.A., University of North Dakota, 1977
  • M.A., University of North Dakota, 1983
  • J.D., University of North Dakota School of Law, 1991

Career

  • Lecturer, Department of English, University of North Dakota, 1984-1988
  • Law clerk, Hon. Fred Van Sickle, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, 1991-1993
  • Private practice, 1993-2010
  • Faculty, Gonzaga University School of Law, 1999-2010
  • adjunct professor of law, 1999-2005
  • director of externship program, 2002-2010
  • visiting professor of law, 2005-2007
  • assistant professor of law, 2007-2010
  • Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2019-2021

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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