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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

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

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

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

References

1. Connecticut Reports (1985), volume 196, p. iii.
2. ^ Connecticut Reports (1994), volume 228, p. 936.
3. "Formation of City Commission on Human Relations Proposed in Hartford". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. August 5, 1955. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
4. Connecticut Reports (1980), volume 181, p. iii.
5. ^ Robert S. Capers, "Leo Parskey dies, was state jurist", Hartford Courant (February 6, 1994), p. B1.

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