J. Clinton Peterson

John Clinton Peterson was a retired presiding justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Five. He was appointed by Governor Wilson in 1992 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate. He also served as an Associate Justice on the same court from 1988 to 1992, and as a Judge in the Superior Court of Solano County from 1986 to 1988. He was a lawyer in private practice for many years and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1954 and to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1961. He was a Republican and enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing golf, and reading.