David Singleton Doty (born June 30, 1929) is a
senior
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* Senior (name), a surname ...
United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Education and career
Doty was born in
Anoka,
Minnesota. He received his
Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of Minnesota in 1952 and his
Juris Doctor
The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law
and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from the
University of Minnesota Law School in 1961. He had served as a captain in the
United States Marine Corps in the interim, from 1952 to 1958. Following graduation he practiced privately in
St. Paul, Minnesota for a year. He moved to
Minneapolis the next year and practiced there from 1962 to 1987, partly with the Popham Haik law firm. He had also served as a state Special Assistant Attorney General from 1968 to 1969 and as President of the
Minnesota State Bar Association
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from 1984 to 1985.
Federal judicial service
Doty was nominated by President
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
on February 5, 1987, to a seat on the
United States District Court for the District of Minnesota vacated by Judge
Miles Lord. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate on May 7, 1987, and received commission on May 8, 1987. He assumed
senior status on June 30, 1998.
Notable case
Throughout his career as a judge, Doty has played an important role in labor disputes involving the
National Football League (NFL). Judge Doty is named in the current NFL
collective bargaining agreement (CBA) as the ultimate arbiter of grievances or issues between the
NFL Players Association
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and the
NFL Management Council. On March 1, 2011, he ruled that the NFL violated the CBA by negotiating a $4 billion payment from their broadcasting partners, in effect purchasing insurance against a potential lockout.
[Amy Shipley and Mark Maske]
"NFL lockout: Is David S. Doty the most influential man in pro football?"
'' The Washington Post'', March 9, 2011.
References
Sources
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1929 births
Living people
Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
20th-century American judges
People from Anoka, Minnesota
University of Minnesota Law School alumni
United States Marine Corps officers
21st-century American judges