Rosanna Malouf Peterson
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and confirmed by the Senate 89–0, Rosanna Malouf Peterson is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. She earned a law degree from University of North Dakota School of Law in 1991. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1951 · age 75
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2010
- Confirmed
- 89–0
- Education
- University of North Dakota 1977 · University of North Dakota Law 1991
- Succeeded
- Frederick L. Van Sickle
- Succeeded by
- Mary Katherine Dimke
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Eastern District of Washington succeeded Frederick L. Van Sickle | Obama (D) | 89–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 89–0 on January 25, 2010 · 111th Congress, Roll Call 3. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 89
54 D, 33 R, 2 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Evan Bayh(D-IN)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Jim Bunning(R-KY)
- Roland Burris(D-IL)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Russ Feingold(D-WI)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Edward Kaufman(D-DE)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Paul Kirk(D-MA)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- George LeMieux(R-FL)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Blanche Lincoln(D-AR)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Arlen Specter(D-PA)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- George Voinovich(R-OH)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 11
4 D, 7 R
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Samuel Brownback(R-KS)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
Education
| University of North Dakota | B.A. | 1977 |
| University of North Dakota | M.A. | 1983 |
| University of North Dakota School of Law | J.D. | 1991 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Peterson was assigned 897 district-court cases (2004–2024). Median time from filing to termination: 186 days across 890 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 124 of Peterson’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 95 were affirmed, 16 reversed or vacated, and 13 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Peterson authored 2 published opinions for the court (2010–2011). Most cited: Morris v. MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. (4 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Morris v. MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 782 F. Supp. 2d 1149 | 4 |
| 2010 | Newkirk v. ConAgra Foods, Inc. | 727 F. Supp. 2d 1006 | 2 |
Showing the 2 most-cited of 2 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Rosanna Malouf Peterson?
- President Barack Obama appointed Rosanna Malouf Peterson to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington in 2010.
- Was Rosanna Malouf Peterson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Rosanna Malouf Peterson was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Rosanna Malouf Peterson's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Rosanna Malouf Peterson 89–0 on January 25, 2010.
- Which court is Rosanna Malouf Peterson on?
- Rosanna Malouf Peterson is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2010)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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16 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).