pɹɪdʒˈɜːsən wʌz nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt dʒˈɪmi kˈɑːɹɾɚɹ ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈoːɹt ʌv ɐpˈiːlz fɚðə nˈaɪnθ sˈɜːkɪt, tʊ ɐ nˈuː sˈiːt kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ nˈaɪnti tˈuː stˈæt. wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn.
Pregerson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on August 28, 1979, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629.