About Peter Collins Dorsey
Lived 1931 – 2012 (aged 80). Peter Collins Dorsey was an American lawyer and judge.
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.
Education
Born in New London, Connecticut, 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.
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.
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Who was Peter Collins Dorsey?
United State lawyer and judge (1931–2012)
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Peter Collins Dorsey was born on 24 March 1931 in New London.
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Peter Collins Dorsey died on 20 January 2012 in New Haven.
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Peter Collins Dorsey was a lawyer and judge.
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