Peter Fay
| Peter Fay | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Gerald Ford |
| Active: | 10/1/1981 - 1/19/1994 |
| Senior: | 1/19/1994 - Present |
| Past post: | Fifth Circuit |
| Past term: | 1976-1981 |
| Past post 2: | Southern District of Florida |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1929 |
| Home State: | Rochester, NY |
| Bachelors: | Rollins College '51 |
| Law School: | U. of Florida Law '56 |
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Peter Thorp Fay is a federal judge with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He was assigned to the Eleventh Circuit in 1981, after having served on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals at the nomination of President Gerald Ford. Fay is serving on senior status.
Early life and education
A native of Florida, Fay graduated from Rollins College with his Bachelor's Degree in 1951 and later graduated from the University of Florida College of Law with his Juris Doctorate Degree in 1956. Fay also served as a U.S. Air Force Lieutenant from 1951 to 1953. [1]
Professional career
Fay served his entire pre-judicial legal career as a private practice attorney licensed in the State of Florida from 1956 to 1970. [1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Florida
Fay was nominated by President Richard Nixon on October 7, 1970, to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida created by 84 Stat. 294 which was approved by Congress. Fay was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 13, 1970 on a senate vote and received commission on October 16, 1970. Fay left the Southern District of Florida on October 8, 1976, due to his appointment to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. [1] Fay was succeeded in this position by William Hoeveler.
Fifth Circuit
Fay was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by President Gerald Ford on June 11, 1976 to a seat vacated by David Dyer. Fay was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 17, 1976 on a senate vote and received commission on September 21, 1976. Fay left the Fifth Circuit on October 1, 1981 due to new legislation creating the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. [1]
Eleventh Circuit
Fay was re-assigned to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals on October 1, 1981, as part of legislation signed into law that reorganized the Fifth Circuit. Fay assumed senior status on January 19, 1994. [1]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Fay's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Southern District of Florida 1970–1976 Seat #7 |
Succeeded by: William Hoeveler |
| Preceded by: David Dyer |
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 1976–1981 |
Succeeded by: NA |
| Preceded by: NA - reassigned |
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1981–present |
Succeeded by: Stanley Marcus |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Joel Dubina • Adalberto Jordan • Stanley Marcus • Beverly Martin • Gerald Tjoflat • Frank Hull • Charles Wilson • Rosemary Barkett • William Pryor • Edward Carnes | ||
| Senior judges |
Peter Fay • Robert Lanier Anderson • Phyllis Kravitch • James L. Edmondson • Emmett Cox • Susan Black • James Hill • | ||
| Former judges | John Godbold • Joseph Hatchett • Albert Henderson • Paul Roney • David Dyer • Elbert Tuttle • Thomas Clark • Richard Rives • Robert Vance • Lewis Morgan • Stanley Birch • Warren Leroy Jones • John Bryan Simpson • Frank M. Johnson, Jr. • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
John Godbold • Robert Lanier Anderson • Gerald Tjoflat • Joseph Hatchett • James L. Edmondson • Paul Roney • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Federico Moreno • Donald Graham • Jose Martinez • Marcia Cooke • Cecilia Altonaga • Ursula Ungaro • Kevin Moore • William Zloch • Joan Lenard • Donald Middlebrooks • William Dimitrouleas • Kenneth Marra • James Cohn • Robin Rosenbaum • Robert N. Scola, Jr. • Kathleen M. Williams | ||
| Senior judges |
James King • William Hoeveler • Jose Gonzalez • Kenneth Ryskamp • Shelby Highsmith • Alan Gold • Daniel Hurley • Paul Huck • Patricia Seitz • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Barry Seltzer • Frank Lynch, Jr. • Andrea Simonton • John O'Sullivan • Patrick White • James Hopkins • Edwin Torres • Chris McAliley • Peter Palermo • Robert Dube • Ted Bandstra • Barry Garber • William C. Turnoff • Lurana S. Snow • Dave Lee Brannon • Jonathan Goodman • Alicia Otazo-Reyes • William Matthewman • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Young • Adalberto Jordan • James Paine • Stanley Marcus • William Marvin • Thomas Jefferson Boynton • Peter Fay • David Dyer • James William Locke • John McKinney • John Moses Cheney • Rhydon Mays Call • Alexander Akerman • Lake Jones • Halsted Lockwood Ritter • Louie Willard Strum • John Warthen Holland • Joseph Lieb • William McRae • Curtis Waller • George Whitehurst • Sidney Aronovitz • Carl Atkins • Ted Cabot • Emett Choate • Edward Davis • Dozier DeVane • Joseph Eaton • Wilkie Ferguson • Charles Fulton • Alcee Hastings • James Kehoe • William Mehrtens • Lenore Nesbitt • Norman Roettger • Thomas Scott • Eugene Spellman • John Bryan Simpson • William Julius Barker • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James King • William Zloch • David Dyer • Louie Willard Strum • John Warthen Holland • George Whitehurst • Carl Atkins • Edward Davis • Joseph Eaton • Charles Fulton • Norman Roettger • John Bryan Simpson • William Julius Barker • | ||
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
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| 1974 |
Bauer • Bramwell • Cahn • Churchill • Clarke • Cook • Elfvin • Fitzgerald • Flaum • Gerry • Kirkland • Sessions • Torruella • Graafeiland | ||
| 1975 |
Brimmer • Brotman • Grady • Haden • Henley • Higginbotham • Kennedy • Leighton • McNagny • Meskill • O'Conor • Rogers • Shell • Siler • Stafford • Stevens • Thompson • Tjoflat • Wong | ||
| 1976 |
Ackerman • Anderson • Aronovitz • Broderick • Callister • Cohill • Copenhaver • Crowley • Davis • Fay • Goettel • Guy • Haight • Hall • Hill • Ingram • Manos • Munson • Poole • Pratt • Richey • Schwartz • Schwarzer • Sear • Sterling • Takasugi • Waters • Williams • Wood | ||
- Southern District of Florida, Seat 7
- Judge on senior status, Eleventh Circuit
- Former federal judge, Fifth Circuit
- Former federal judge, Southern District of Florida
- Appointed by Richard Nixon
- Confirmed 1970
- Appointed by Gerald Ford
- Confirmed 1976
- Senior federal judge
- Air Force veteran
- Rollins College Alumni
- U. of Florida Law Alumni
