David Singleton Doty (born June 30, 1929) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 3/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 30/year
Minnesota District Court · 1987–1998
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota1962–1987
State of MinnesotaSpecial assistant attorney general · 1968–1969- Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota1961–1962
U.S. Marine Corps captain1952–1958
Appointments
1987–1998 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1961- University of MinnesotaB.A. · 1952