Peter T. Fay

Peter T. Fay
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
In office
January 19, 1994 – January 31, 2021
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
In office
October 1, 1981 – January 19, 1994
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 94 Stat. 1994
Succeeded byStanley Marcus
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office
September 21, 1976 – October 1, 1981
Appointed byGerald Ford
Preceded byDavid W. Dyer
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
In office
October 16, 1970 – October 8, 1976
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded bySeat established by 84 Stat. 294
Succeeded byWilliam Hoeveler
Personal details
Born
Peter Thorp Fay

(1929-01-18)January 18, 1929
Rochester, New York
DiedJanuary 31, 2021(2021-01-31) (aged 92)
Miami, Florida
Cause of deathNatural Causes
EducationRollins College (BA)
Fredric G. Levin College of Law (JD)

Peter Thorp Fay (January 18, 1929 – January 31, 2021) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He was previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.[1] At the time of his death, he was one of 26 federal judges to have served for fifty years.

  1. ^ United States. Administrative Office of the United States Courts (1980). Justices and Judges of the United States Courts. Vol. 2. The Office. Retrieved August 20, 2015.