Leo Parskey

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.

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

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.^[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

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

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

Daughter Leslie Parskey, Peggy Parskey, Son Joe Parskey

Grandson Brian Katz