Peter Thorp Fay

Judge Peter Thorp Fay

Personal

Birthday:

1929

Birthplace:

Rochester, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Air Force lieutenant, 1951-1953
Private practice, Miami, Florida, 1956-1970

Education

Name of School:

Rollins College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1951

Name of School - Second:

Levin College of Law - University of Florida

The law school offers courses of study leading to the Juris Doctor degree, including Certificate Programs in Environmental and Land Use Law, Estates and Trusts Practice, Family Law, Intellectual Property Law or International and Comparative Law. Joint J.D./M.A. and J.D./Ph.D. degrees in a variety of disciplines are available, too. The college also offers one of the leading LL.M. in Taxation programs in the United States.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1956

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Court Name:

Florida Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Richard M. Nixon

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

10/16/1970

Termination Date:

10/8/1976

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

9/21/1976

Termination Date - Second:

10/1/1981

Termination Reason - Second:

Reassignment

Court Name - Third:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Court Name - Third:

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Third:

10/1/1981

Retirement from Active Service - Third:

1/19/1994