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Peter Collins Dorsey
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Peter Collins Dorsey served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Jul 18, 1983. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Confirmed
- Jul 18, 1983
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1931
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ConnecticutRonald Reagan · Jul 18, 1983 – Jan 21, 2012
Education
- Yale UniversityB.A., 1953
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1959
Career
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; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1996-1998
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