Peter T. Fay

Peter T. Fay
Peter T. Fay
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 19, 1994
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 Thorpe Fay; January 18, 1929 (age 95); Rochester, New York
Education	Rollins College (B.A.); Fredric G. Levin College of Law (J.D.)

Peter Thorpe Fay (born January 18, 1929) is an American lawyer and Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.^[1]

Education and career

Fay was born on January 18, 1929 in Rochester, New York. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1951 from Rollins College. He served in the United States Air Force as a lieutenant from 1951 to 1953 before attending the Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida, where he received his Juris Doctor in 1956. Fay was in private practice in Miami, Florida from 1956 to 1970. Fay practiced at Patton & Kanner in 1956, Nichols, Gaither, Green, Frates & Beckham from 1956 to 1961, and Frates, Fay, Floyd & Pearson from 1961 to 1970.^[2]

President Richard Nixon nominated Fay to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on October 7, 1970, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 13, 1970 and received his commission three days later. His service terminated on October 8, 1976, due to elevation to the Fifth Circuit.^[3]

President Gerald Ford nominated Fay to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on June 11, 1976, to the seat vacated by Judge David W. Dyer. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 17, 1976 and received his commission four days later. Fay was reassigned to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 94 Stat. 1994, on October 1, 1981 by operation of law. He assumed senior status on January 19, 1994.^[3]

On February 14, 2015, it was revealed in a New York Times article that potential Republican Party 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush lobbied his father, President George H. W. Bush in letter sent August 7, 1989, to appoint Fay to the Supreme Court of the United States.^[4]

^ United States. Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Justices and Judges of the United States Courts. Vol. 2. The Office. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
^ "Biographies of Federal Court Judges Sitting in Florida" (PDF). lawdiary.com. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Peter Thorp Fay at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ Wilson Andrews and Alicia Parlapiano (February 14, 2015). "Jeb Bush's Letters". The New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2015.

Legal offices
Preceded by Seat established by 84 Stat. 294	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1970–1976	Succeeded by William Hoeveler
Preceded by David W. Dyer	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 1976–1981	Succeeded by Seat abolished
Preceded by Seat established by 94 Stat. 1994	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 1981–1994	Succeeded by Stanley Marcus

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