David S. Doty

This article is about the United States federal judge David Singleton Doty. For the record producer, songwriter, musician and multimedia entrepreneur (and creator of The Vicar Chronicles), see David Singleton.

David Singleton Doty (born June 30, 1929) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

David S. Doty
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 1998
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
In office May 8, 1987 – June 30, 1998
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Miles Lord
Succeeded by	Donovan W. Frank
Personal details
Born	David Singleton Doty (1929-06-30) June 30, 1929 (age 95)[1] Anoka, Minnesota, U.S.
Education	University of Minnesota (BA, JD)

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 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 from 1984 to 1985.^[2]

Federal judicial service

Doty was nominated by President Ronald Reagan 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.^[2]

Notable case

Throughout his career as a judge, Doty has played an important role in labor disputes involving the National Football League (NFL).^[3] 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 and the NFL Management Council.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[4]

References

1. Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, on Confirmation of Appointments to the Federal Judiciary and the Department of Justice, Part 1. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. 1989. p. 269.
2. David S. Doty at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
3. Richard Sandomir, "Court in Minnesota Has Been a Home Field for a League’s Labor Disputes", The New York Times, March 12, 2011.
4. Amy Shipley and Mark Maske, "NFL lockout: Is David S. Doty the most influential man in pro football?", The Washington Post, March 9, 2011.

Sources

• David S. Doty at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Miles Lord	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota 1987–1998	Succeeded by Donovan W. Frank