Curtis Lynn Collier
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1995 and confirmed by voice vote, Curtis Lynn Collier is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. He earned a law degree from Duke University School of Law in 1974. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1949 · age 77
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1995
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Tennessee State 1971 · Duke Law 1974
- Succeeded by
- Travis Randall McDonough
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Eastern District of Tennessee | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Tennessee State University | B.S. | 1971 |
| Duke University School of Law | J.D. | 1974 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Collier was assigned 5,198 district-court cases (1992–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 279 days across 4,971 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 383 of Collier’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 324 were affirmed, 36 reversed or vacated, and 23 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Collier authored 112 published opinions for the court (1995–2011). Most cited: Hauck Manufacturing Co. v. Astec Industries, Inc. (42 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Hauck Manufacturing Co. v. Astec Industries, Inc. | 375 F. Supp. 2d 649 | 42 |
| 2006 | Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. Farmer | 427 F. Supp. 2d 807 | 29 |
| 1995 | Frizzell v. Southwest Motor Freight, Inc. | 906 F. Supp. 441 | 27 |
| 1998 | USG PIPELINE v. 1.74 Acres in Marion County, Tenn. | 1 F. Supp. 2d 816 | 24 |
| 1996 | Cates v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., Inc. | 14 F. Supp. 2d 1024 | 24 |
| 2000 | Kirk v. Hendon (In Re Heinsohn) | 247 B.R. 237 | 22 |
| 1995 | Raines v. Shoney's, Inc. | 909 F. Supp. 1070 | 22 |
| 1996 | Henderson v. Corrections Corp. of America | 918 F. Supp. 204 | 20 |
| 2009 | Alexander v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance | 663 F. Supp. 2d 627 | 19 |
| 2008 | In Re Moncier | 550 F. Supp. 2d 768 | 19 |
| 2007 | Cincinnati Insurance v. Grand Pointe, LLC | 501 F. Supp. 2d 1145 | 18 |
| 2005 | United States v. Phelps | 366 F. Supp. 2d 580 | 18 |
| 1995 | Griggs v. Coca-Cola Employees' Credit Union | 909 F. Supp. 1059 | 17 |
| 1999 | United States v. Burnett | 76 F. Supp. 2d 846 | 16 |
| 1996 | Bartech Industries, Inc. v. International Baking Co. | 910 F. Supp. 388 | 15 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 112 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Curtis Lynn Collier?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Curtis Lynn Collier to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in 1995.
- Was Curtis Lynn Collier appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Curtis Lynn Collier was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Curtis Lynn Collier's confirmation vote?
- Curtis Lynn Collier was confirmed by voice vote on May 8, 1995. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Curtis Lynn Collier on?
- Curtis Lynn Collier is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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31 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).