Peter Collins Dorsey

Peter Collins Dorsey (March 24, 1931 – January 20, 2012) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Peter Collins Dorsey
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
In office January 2, 1998 – January 21, 2012
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
In office 1994–1998
Preceded by	José A. Cabranes
Succeeded by	Alfred V. Covello
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
In office July 19, 1983 – January 2, 1998
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	T. Emmet Clarie
Succeeded by	Stefan R. Underhill
United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut
In office 1974–1977
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Harold J. Pickerstein[1]
Succeeded by	Richard Blumenthal
Personal details
Born	Peter Collins Dorsey March 24, 1931 New London, Connecticut
Died	January 21, 2012 (aged 80) New Haven, Connecticut
Education	Yale University (B.A.) Harvard Law School (LL.B.)

Education

Born in New London, Connecticut,[2] Dorsey received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1953, and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1959. He was in the United States Naval Reserve from 1953 to 1956.[3]

Career

Dorsey was in private practice in New Haven, Connecticut from 1959 to 1974. He was the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut from 1974 to 1977. He returned to private practice in New Haven from 1977 to 1983.[3]

Federal judicial service

Dorsey was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on June 7, 1983, to a seat vacated by Judge T. Emmet Clarie. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 18, 1983, and received commission on July 19, 1983. He served as Chief Judge from 1994 to 1998. He assumed senior status on January 2, 1998.[3]

Death

Dorsey died after a long illness on January 20, 2012 in New Haven, aged 80.[4]

References

1. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/office
2. Hough, Marie T.; Barnes, Nancy L. (11 August 1987). "The American Bench". Reginald Bishop Forster & Associates – via Google Books.
3. "Dorsey, Peter Collins - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
4. "Peter Dorsey, Federal Judge Who Sentenced Rowland, Dies At 80 - Hartford Courant". Articles.courant.com. Retrieved 2012-01-22.

Sources

• Peter Collins Dorsey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.