Carl Donald Peterson (February 2, 1918 – December 19, 1987) was an American jurist and politician.
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.