C. Donald Peterson


Carl Donald Peterson was an American jurist and politician.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Peterson received his bachelor's degree from University of Minnesota and his law degree from University of Illinois. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and as a judge advocate in the United States Air Force stationed in Japan during the Korea War. Peterson served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1959 to 1963 and was a Republican. Peterson served on the Minnesota Supreme Court for 19 years, from 1967 until 1987. Peterson died of cancer in Edina, Minnesota on December 19, 1987. His brother P. Kenneth Peterson also served in the Minnesota Legislature and as mayor of Minneapolis.

Minnesota News Council

1970: Justice Peterson guides others in a campaign to mediate private disputes from inside the court's chambers.
March 1974: MNA converts its " Council" into a private corporation. Justice Peterson is elected "President" for an initial term of two years. The Code of Judicial Conduct is ignored. Shaw brags about how he recruits judges – "both for the prestige a judge would command and for his or her ability to manage controversy."
1994: "Minnesota News Council" is ejected from court chambers. Nevertheless, collusion continued.
2011: Without privileges inside court chambers, Justice Peterson's dream of a "Minnesota News Council" ends.