Peter Collins Dorsey
Personal
Birthday:
3/24/1931
Birthplace:
New London, CT
Date of Death:
1/21/2012
Place of Death:
New Haven, CT
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
U.S. Naval Reserve, 1953-1956
Private practice, New Haven, Connecticut, 1959-1974, 1977-1983
U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, 1974-1977
Education
Name of School:
Yale University
Degree:
B.A.
Degree Year:
1953
Name of School - Second:
Harvard Law School
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Degree - Second:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second:
1959 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Connecticut
Court Name:
Connecticut District Court
President Nominating:
Ronald Reagan
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
7/19/1983
Retirement from Active Service:
1/2/1998
Termination Date:
1/21/2012
Termination Reason:
Death