Lacey Collier
2003 - Present
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Lacey A. Collier is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. He joined the court in 1991 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush.
Early life and education
A native of Demopolis, Alabama, Collier earned bachelor's degrees from the U.S. Naval Academy Postgraduate School in 1970 and from the University of West Florida in 1975. Collier earned a master's degree from the University of West Florida in 1972. He graduated from Florida State University's College of Law with his J.D. in 1977.[1]
Military service
Collier served in the U.S. Navy from 1955 to 1975.[1]
Professional career
- 2003 - Present: Senior judge
- 1991-2003: Judge
- 1984-1991: Judge, Florida First Judicial Circuit
- 1977-1984: Assistant state attorney, Florida First Judicial Circuit[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Florida
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Lacey A. Collier |
| Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 114 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: July 24, 1991
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: November 5, 1991
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: November 15, 1991
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| Confirmed: November 15, 1991
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| Vote: Unanimous consent
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Collier was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on July 24, 1991, to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida created by 104 Stat. 5089. The American Bar Association rated Collier Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Collier's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on November 5, 1991, and his nomination was reported by then-U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on November 15, 1991. Collier was confirmed by the unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate on November 15, 1991, and he received his commission on November 18, 1991. He elected to take senior status beginning on November 20, 2003. He was succeeded in this position by Margaret Rodgers.[1][2][3]
See also
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Lacey A. Collier," accessed July 5, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 517 — Lacey A. Collier — The Judiciary," accessed July 5, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 102nd Congress," accessed July 5, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat 104 Stat. 5089 |
Northern District of Florida 1991–2003 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Margaret Rodgers
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida
State courts:
Florida Supreme Court • Florida District Courts of Appeal • Florida Circuit Court • Florida County Court
State resources:
Courts in Florida • Florida judicial elections • Judicial selection in Florida
