Background
Low, Peter W. was born on May 17, 1937 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of George W. and Doris J. Low.
Low, Peter W. was born on May 17, 1937 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of George W. and Doris J. Low.
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, 1959). University of Virginia (Bachelor of Laws, 1963).
Law clerk to Chief Justice Earl Warren Supreme Court of the United States Court, Washington, 1963—1964. Member faculty University Virginia Law School, Charlottesville, since 1964, assistant dean, 1965—1969, associate dean, 1969—1976, 1989—1994, Hardy Cross Dillard professor law, since 1975, vice president, provost, 1994—2001, Earle K. Shawe professor, since 2003. Visiting professor Institute Criminology, Cambridge, England, 1970, Salzburg Seminars in American Studies, 1972, University Pennsylvania Law School, 1974—1975, Stanford Law School, 1977.
Consultant Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, Virginia, 1972—1999.
Member of Virginia Bar Association, American Law Institute, Order of Coif.
Married Carol Randolph, September 10, 1960. Children: Cathryn E., Diana R.