Alaska federal judge nominee approved by U.S. Senate committee, full Senate vote next

Alaska federal judge nominee approved by U.S. Senate committee, full Senate vote next

Aaron Christian Peterson appears in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Nov. 19, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Screenshot)Aaron Christian Peterson is one step closer to becoming Alaska’s next federal judge. In a party-line vote on Thursday, the U.S. Senate’s judiciary committee voted 14-8 to advance Peterson’s nomination to a vote of the full U.S. Senate. Unlike Alaska, where prospective state judges are nominated…