Curtis Collier
| Curtis Collier | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #5 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bill Clinton |
| Active: | 5/10/1995 - Present |
| Chief: | 2005 - 10/7/2012 |
| Preceded by: | 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1949 |
| Home State: | Marianna, AR |
| Undergraduate: | Tennessee State U., B.S., 1971 |
| Law School: | Duke U. School of Law, J.D., 1974 |
| Military service: | U.S. Air Force 1974 - 1979 |
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Curtis Lynn Collier is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. He joined the court in 1995 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Collier was the Chief Judge of the Court until October 8, 2012.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Marianna, Arkansas, Collier graduated from Tennessee State University with his Bachelor's degree in 1971 and later graduated from Duke University School of Law with his Juris Doctor degree in 1974.[2]
Professional career
Collier began his legal career in the United States Air Force from 1974 to 1979. Collier was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1979 to 1987 and then for the Eastern District of Tennessee from 1987 to 1995.[2]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Tennessee
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Jim Sasser, Collier was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee by President Bill Clinton on February 13, 1995 to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089, which was approved by Congress. Collier was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 8, 1995 on a Senate Vote and received commission on May 10, 1995. [3]
Notable cases
Lawyer contempt case
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee |
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| On March 30, 2010, Judge Collier harshly reprimanded a practicing attorney from Tennessee over a contempt of court violation. James A.H. Bell was ordered by the judge to lecture on legal ethics to Tennessee's five law schools and its bar associations despite the fact that judge considered revoking his federal bar license. Bell was found guilty by magistrate judge Clifford Shirley after claiming he met a drug dealer in the judge's chambers, which was a false statement.[4] |
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Tennessee 1995–Current Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Thomas Varlan • Curtis Collier • Harry Mattice • Ronnie Greer • Thomas W. Phillips | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Susan K. Lee • William Carter • Dennis Inman • Bruce Guyton • Clifford Shirley • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John McNairy • Morgan Welles Brown • Herbert Milburn • West Hughes Humphreys • Connally Findlay Trigg • David McKendree Key • Charles Dickens Clark • Edward Terry Sanford • Xenophon Hicks • George Caldwell Taylor • Leslie Darr • Frank Wiley Wilson • Thomas Hull • James Jarvis • Charles Neese • Robert Taylor • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
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