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Vance Peterson | |
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Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1975-2003 2011-2012 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel [1] |
Unit | 12th Special Forces Group Security Force Assistance Team [2] |
Battles/wars |
Vietnam War
[3] Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan [4] |
Other work |
Lawyer
[5] District Court Judge [5] |
Vance Peterson (born in 1953) is a retired United States Army lieutenant colonel and a district court judge in Spokane County, Washington. [6]
Peterson enlisted in the United States Army in 1975, and became a special forces operator in 1979. [6] Peterson was discharged from active duty in 1979, joined the Washington Army National Guard, and began studying law at Gonzaga University; Peterson began practicing law in 1982. [6] Eventually Peterson earned a juris doctorate from Gonzaga. [5] Since 1999, Peterson served as a faculty member at Washington State Judicial College. [5] In 2003, Peterson received a mandatory retirement at the rank of lieutenant colonel having served 28 years in the Army and the National Guard. [6]
In 1998, Peterson became a judge for Spokane District Court; [2] his efforts lead to the establishment of a Veterans' court in Spokane County in 2010. [7] The court is funded with a $1 million dollar grant awarded in 2011, which will pay for its operations for three years; all but one of the offenders who have been ajudicated through the Veterans' Court has not been convicted of additional criminal acts. [6]
In 2011, Peterson was recalled to active duty and served as an operations adviser to Afghan Police near Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. [8] In Afghanistan Peterson mentored the Chief of police of Mazar-i- Sharif, helping the police transition away from being a paramilitary force to focusing on law enforcement; at the time Peterson was the only active judge on a security force assistance team. [2] Peterson returned to the United States in 2012, suffering from war-related ailments and returned to his position as a judge. [8] In 2013, the Washington State Bar Association awarded Peterson with its Local Hero Award. [9]
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Vance Peterson | |
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Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1975-2003 2011-2012 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel [1] |
Unit | 12th Special Forces Group Security Force Assistance Team [2] |
Battles/wars |
Vietnam War
[3] Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan [4] |
Other work |
Lawyer
[5] District Court Judge [5] |
Vance Peterson (born in 1953) is a retired United States Army lieutenant colonel and a district court judge in Spokane County, Washington. [6]
Peterson enlisted in the United States Army in 1975, and became a special forces operator in 1979. [6] Peterson was discharged from active duty in 1979, joined the Washington Army National Guard, and began studying law at Gonzaga University; Peterson began practicing law in 1982. [6] Eventually Peterson earned a juris doctorate from Gonzaga. [5] Since 1999, Peterson served as a faculty member at Washington State Judicial College. [5] In 2003, Peterson received a mandatory retirement at the rank of lieutenant colonel having served 28 years in the Army and the National Guard. [6]
In 1998, Peterson became a judge for Spokane District Court; [2] his efforts lead to the establishment of a Veterans' court in Spokane County in 2010. [7] The court is funded with a $1 million dollar grant awarded in 2011, which will pay for its operations for three years; all but one of the offenders who have been ajudicated through the Veterans' Court has not been convicted of additional criminal acts. [6]
In 2011, Peterson was recalled to active duty and served as an operations adviser to Afghan Police near Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. [8] In Afghanistan Peterson mentored the Chief of police of Mazar-i- Sharif, helping the police transition away from being a paramilitary force to focusing on law enforcement; at the time Peterson was the only active judge on a security force assistance team. [2] Peterson returned to the United States in 2012, suffering from war-related ailments and returned to his position as a judge. [8] In 2013, the Washington State Bar Association awarded Peterson with its Local Hero Award. [9]