Leo Parskey

American judge (1915–1994)

Leo Parskey (June 22, 1915 – February 5, 1994) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1980 to 1985.

Early life and military service

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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.

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 .

Career

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Parskey ran for and served on the Hartford City Council in the 1950s; during this time, he was also deputy mayor. Parskey also served as the president of the Hartford chapter of the American Jewish Congress.

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 ; he served until the constitutional limit on the age of justices in Connecticut of 70 years old, in 1985.

Later life and death

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Parskey died on February 5, 1994, at the age of 78.

Daughter Leslie Parskey, Peggy Parskey, Son Joe Parskey

Grandson Brian Katz

References

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1. ↑ _Connecticut Reports _ (1985), volume 196, p. iii.

 _[Connecticut Reports](https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/law/judge-attorney-biographies/p)
_ (1994), volume 228, p. 936.

1. ↑ "Formation of City Commission on Human Relations Proposed in Hartford" . Jewish Telegraphic Agency. August 5, 1955. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
2. ↑ _Connecticut Reports _ (1980), volume 181, p. iii.

 Robert S. Capers, "[Leo Parskey dies, was state jurist](https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-leo-parskey-dies-was-s/127289157/)
", _Hartford Courant_ (February 6, 1994), p. B1.

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