Judge Erickson is a Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Montana. He was appointed to the Court on January 16, 1992.

He was born in Helena, Montana. Following law school he clerked for the Montana Supreme Court. He entered private practice in 1968. He later served five years as a deputy county attorney in Lewis and Clark County until moving to Whitefish where he practiced law from 1975 to1985. In 1985 Judge Erickson was appointed to the state bench by Governor Ted Schwinden. He served as District Judge in the Eleventh Judicial District for the State of Montana until his appointment to the federal bench.

Judge Erickson is a member of the Montana Bar Association and has served on the School of Law's Board of Visitors, the Criminal Procedure Commission, and The University of Montana Alumni Board, and has been involved with numerous charitable organizations.

A native of Montana, Judge Erickson received his bachelor's degree from The University of Montana, Missoula, in 1964, and his law degree from The University of Montana School of Law in 1967. He and his wife, Carole, have two children and two grandchildren.