Lacey A. Collier
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and confirmed by voice vote, Lacey A. Collier is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. He earned a law degree from Florida State University College of Law in 1977. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1935 · age 91
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1991
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Naval Academy Postgraduate School 1970 · Florida State College of Law 1977
- Succeeded by
- Margaret Catharine Rodgers
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Northern District of Florida | G.H.W. Bush (R) | 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
| Naval Academy Postgraduate School | B.A. | 1970 |
| University of West Florida | M.A. | 1972 |
| University of West Florida | B.A. | 1975 |
| Florida State University College of Law | J.D. | 1977 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Collier was assigned 5,026 district-court cases (1960–2025). Median time from filing to termination: 175 days across 4,955 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 162 of Collier’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 133 were affirmed, 15 reversed or vacated, and 14 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 32 published opinions for the court (1992–2011). Most cited: Rogers v. Cisco Systems, Inc. (21 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Rogers v. Cisco Systems, Inc. | 268 F. Supp. 2d 1305 | 21 |
| 1993 | Humphreys v. General Motors Corp. | 839 F. Supp. 822 | 19 |
| 1995 | Bowers v. Northern Telecom, Inc. | 905 F. Supp. 1004 | 17 |
| 1997 | Northfield Insurance v. Barlow | 983 F. Supp. 1376 | 14 |
| 2000 | School Board of Escambia County v. Tig Premier Insurance | 110 F. Supp. 2d 1351 | 13 |
| 1994 | Lane v. Calhoun-Liberty County Hosp. Ass'n Inc. | 846 F. Supp. 1543 | 13 |
| 1993 | Cooper v. Gulf Breeze Hospital, Inc. | 839 F. Supp. 1538 | 12 |
| 1998 | Gulf Power Co. v. United States | 998 F. Supp. 1386 | 11 |
| 2002 | IBP, Inc. v. Hady Enterprises, Inc. | 267 F. Supp. 2d 1148 | 10 |
| 1992 | Burke Co. v. Hilton Development Co. | 802 F. Supp. 434 | 10 |
| 1994 | Diaz v. Moore | 861 F. Supp. 1041 | 9 |
| 1998 | King v. Auto, Truck, Industrial Parts & Supply Inc. | 21 F. Supp. 2d 1370 | 8 |
| 1995 | United States v. Bay Area Battery | 895 F. Supp. 1524 | 8 |
| 2001 | Samples v. Conoco, Inc. | 165 F. Supp. 2d 1303 | 7 |
| 2001 | Coastal & Native Plant Specialties, Inc. v. Engineered Textile Products, Inc. | 139 F. Supp. 2d 1326 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 32 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 Lacey A. Collier?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Lacey A. Collier to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in 1991.
- Was Lacey A. Collier appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Lacey A. Collier was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Lacey A. Collier's confirmation vote?
- Lacey A. Collier was confirmed by voice vote on November 15, 1991. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Lacey A. Collier on?
- Lacey A. Collier is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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34 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).