Michelle L. Peterson

How Judge Peterson rules, drawn from 2 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (Seattle)
Commissioned
2019-03-01
Education
Seattle Pacific University (B.A., 1997); University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., 2000)
Signed orders read
2

How Judge Peterson decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

In Social Security appeals, affirms the Commissioner's final decision and dismisses the case with prejudice where the decision is supported.

“For the foregoing reasons, the Commissioner's final decision is AFFIRMED and this case is DISMISSED with prejudice.”

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Locke v. Commissioner of Social Security (Zane L.)
3:20-cv-05854-MLP · 2022-01-10
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, the Commissioner's final decision is AFFIRMED and this case is DISMISSED with prejudice.”

Frazier v. Commissioner of Social Security (Brooke M.F.)
2:23-cv-00928-MLP · 2024-05-02
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“the Court AFFIRMS the Commissioner's final decision and DISMISSES the case with prejudice.”

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