Curtis Lynn Collier

Curtis Lynn Collier (born October 4, 1949) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

Curtis Lynn Collier
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Assumed office
October 31, 2014
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
In office
2005–2012
Preceded byRobert Allan Edgar
Succeeded byThomas A. Varlan
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
In office
May 10, 1995 – October 31, 2014
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded bySeat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Succeeded byTravis R. McDonough
Personal details
Born (1949-10-04) October 4, 1949[1]
Marianna, Arkansas, U.S.
SpouseCheryl Collier
EducationTennessee State University (BS)
Duke University (JD)

Education and career

Born in Marianna, Arkansas, Collier received a Bachelor of Science degree from Tennessee State University in 1971 and a Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law in 1974. He was in the United States Air Force from 1974 to 1979. While in the Air Force, he was an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate in the Judge Advocate General's Corps with the rank of Captain. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1979 to 1987 and held the same office in the Eastern District of Tennessee from 1987 to 1995.

Federal judicial service

Collier is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. He was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 13, 1995, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 8, 1995, and received his commission on May 10, 1995. He served as chief judge from 2005 to 2012. He assumed senior status on October 31, 2014.

See also

References
  1. Judiciary, United States Congress Senate Committee on the (1996). Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on Confirmation of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 446.


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