Leo Parskey
Leo Parskey | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court | |
| In office July 4, 1980 – June 22, 1985[1] | |
| Governor | Ella Grasso William A. O'Neill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 22, 1915 Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America |
| Died | February 5, 1994 (age 78) |
| Education | Harvard College (A.B.) Harvard Law School (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | US Army |
| Years of service | 1940-1946 |
| Rank | Captain |
Leo Parskey (June 22, 1915 – February 5, 1994)[2] was an American lawyer and jurist who served as Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1980 to 1985.
Early life and military service[edit]
Parskey was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on June 22, 1915. Parskey received an A.B. degree from Harvard College in 1937, and a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 1940. He became a member of the Connecticut Bar Association in 1940.[2]
After graduation, Parskey immediately joined the United States Army Air Corps, serving throughout World War II, and achieving the rank of captain by his discharge in 1946. He later became a member of the American Veterans Committee.[2]
Career[edit]
Parskey ran for and served on the Hartford City Council in the 1950s; during this time, he was also deputy mayor.[2] Parskey also served as the president of the Hartford chapter of the American Jewish Congress.[3]
In 1965, Parskey became a judge of the Connecticut Superior Court. On April 22, 1980, Governor Ella Grasso nominated him to become an associate justice on the Connecticut Supreme Court;[4] he served until the constitutional limit on the age of justices in Connecticut of 70 years old, in 1985.[5]
Later life and death[edit]
Parskey died on February 5, 1994, at the age of 78.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Connecticut Reports (1985), volume 196, p. iii.
- ^ a b c d Connecticut Reports (1994), volume 228, p. 936.
- ^ "Formation of City Commission on Human Relations Proposed in Hartford". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. August 5, 1955. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Connecticut Reports (1980), volume 181, p. iii.
- ^ a b Robert S. Capers, "Leo Parskey dies, was state jurist", Hartford Courant (February 6, 1994), p. B1.
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