pɹɪdʒˈɜːsən wʌz nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt lˈɪndən bˈiː. dʒˈɑːnsən ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts dˈɪstɹɪkt kˈoːɹt fɚðə sˈɛntɹəl dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, tʊ ɐ nˈuː sˈiːt kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ ˈeɪɾi stˈæt.
Pregerson was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 29, 1967, to the United States District Court for the Central District of California, to a new seat created by 80 Stat.