Peter T. Fay | |
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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 by | operation of law |
Preceded by | Seat established by 94 Stat. 1994 |
Succeeded by | Stanley Marcus |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
In office September 21, 1976 – October 1, 1981 | |
Appointed by | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | David W. Dyer |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida | |
In office October 16, 1970 – October 8, 1976 | |
Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Seat established by 84 Stat. 294 |
Succeeded by | William Hoeveler |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Thorp Fay January 18, 1929 Rochester, New York |
Died | January 31, 2021 Miami, Florida | (aged 92)
Cause of death | Natural Causes |
Education | Rollins 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.