| Peter Collins Dorsey | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut |
| Term Start: | January 2, 1998 |
| Term End: | January 21, 2012 |
| Office1: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut |
| Term Start1: | 1994 |
| Term End1: | 1998 |
| Predecessor1: | José A. Cabranes |
| Successor1: | Alfred V. Covello |
| Office2: | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut |
| Term Start2: | July 19, 1983 |
| Term End2: | January 2, 1998 |
| Appointer2: | Ronald Reagan |
| Predecessor2: | T. Emmet Clarie |
| Successor2: | Stefan R. Underhill |
| Office3: | United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut |
| Term Start3: | 1974 |
| Term End3: | 1977 |
| President3: | Gerald Ford |
| Predecessor3: | Harold J. Pickerstein[1] |
| Successor3: | Richard Blumenthal |
| Birth Name: | Peter Collins Dorsey |
| Birth Date: | 24 March 1931 |
| Birth Place: | New London, Connecticut |
| Death Place: | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Education: | Yale University (B.A.) Harvard Law School (LL.B.) |
Peter Collins Dorsey (March 24, 1931 – January 20, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Born in New London, Connecticut,[2] Dorsey received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1953, and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1959. He was in the United States Naval Reserve from 1953 to 1956.[3]
Dorsey was in private practice in New Haven, Connecticut from 1959 to 1974. He was the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut from 1974 to 1977. He returned to private practice in New Haven from 1977 to 1983.[3]
Dorsey was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on June 7, 1983, to a seat vacated by Judge T. Emmet Clarie. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 18, 1983, and received commission on July 19, 1983. He served as Chief Judge from 1994 to 1998. He assumed senior status on January 2, 1998.[3]
Dorsey died after a long illness on January 20, 2012, in New Haven, aged 80.[4]