Peter K. Leisure
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Honorable Peter K. Leisure |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
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In office March 22, 1997 – September 17, 2013 |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
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In office June 15, 1984 – March 21, 1997 |
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| Nominated by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Milton Pollack |
| Succeeded by | William H. Pauley III |
| Assistant U.S. attorney for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
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In office 1962–1966 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | March 21, 1929 New York, New York |
| Died | September 17, 2013 (aged 84) New York, New York |
| Alma mater | Columbia Law School; Yale University, B.A., 1952; University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1958 |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | U.S. Army |
| Years of service | 1953-1955 |
| Rank | Lieutenant, artillery |
Peter Keeton Leisure (March 21, 1929 – September 17, 2013) was a United States federal judge.
Born in New York, New York, Leisure received a B.A. from Yale University in 1952 and attended Columbia Law School, but was in the United States Army Lieutenant, Artillery from 1953 to 1955. He received an LL.B. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1958. He was in private practice in New York City from 1958 to 1961. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York from 1962 to 1966. He was in private practice in New York City from 1966 to 1984.
Leisure was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Leisure was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on May 25, 1984, to a seat vacated by Milton Pollack. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 15, 1984, and received commission the same day. He assumed senior status on March 21, 1997, and he retired in 2010.
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