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New page: The Honorable '''Lacey A. Collier''' (b. 1935) is a United States District Court Judge for Florida's Northern District. ==Life & Career== Born in Demopolis, Alabama, Collier moved to ...
The Honorable '''Lacey A. Collier''' (b. [[1935]]) is a United States District Court Judge for Florida's Northern District.
==Life & Career==
Born in Demopolis, Alabama, Collier moved to Pensacola in [[1955]] to enroll in the [[Navy flight school]]. He retired from the Navy in [[1975]] with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He received his law degree from Florida State University in 1977 and holds three other degrees, including a master's in political science, from the University of Florida.
Collier was appointed to the Frst Judicial Circuit Court in [[1984]] and to the federal bench in [[1991]], by President [[wikipedia:George H. W. Bush|George H. W. Bush]].
==Westgate Snoezelen Complex==
After being invited to tour the [[Escambia Westgate Center]] for mentally disable children by his scuba-diving friend [[Joe Denmon]], a behavior specialist at the school, Judge Collier helped replace two of the center's old station wagons, used for field trips, with new mini-vans. He later helped Westgate principal [[Susan Berry]] build a $1.7 million, 11,000-square-foot [[wikipedia:snoezelen|snoezelen]] sensory facility for children with severe disabilities. Named in his honor, the [[Lacey A. Collier Snoezelen Sensory Complex]] is a flagship project and one of the only facilities of its kind in the United States.
==Community Maritime Park==
Judge Collier was selected as the third principal of the proposed [[Community Maritime Park]] project after the deaths of Vice Admiral [[Jack Fetterman]] and Mayor Emeritus [[Vince Whibbs]]. After the project survived the [[September 5]], [[2006]] referendum, Collier was named chairman of the [[Community Maritime Park Associates]] as the other principals, [[John Cavanaugh]] and [[Quint Studer]], who would become tenants of the park, resigned to avoid a conflict of interest.
{{cquote|I thought with [[John Cavanaugh|President Cavanaugh]] and [[Quint Studer|Studer]] on the board, I could sit back and watch those two big time guys operate, attend a few meetings and maybe get the opportunity to go to the opening game at the new ballpark. So, I go to the first meeting and first thing they do is elect me chairman. Then, my first duty is to read their letters of resignation.|20px|20px|The Honorable Lacey Collier|"Doing His Duty," ''Independent News''}}
==References==
*"[http://www.inweekly.net/article.asp?artID=4687 Doing His Duty]." ''Independent News'', May 31, 2007.
[[Category:Federal judges|Collier, Lacey]]
[[Category:Community Maritime Park|Collier, Lacey]]
==Life & Career==
Born in Demopolis, Alabama, Collier moved to Pensacola in [[1955]] to enroll in the [[Navy flight school]]. He retired from the Navy in [[1975]] with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He received his law degree from Florida State University in 1977 and holds three other degrees, including a master's in political science, from the University of Florida.
Collier was appointed to the Frst Judicial Circuit Court in [[1984]] and to the federal bench in [[1991]], by President [[wikipedia:George H. W. Bush|George H. W. Bush]].
==Westgate Snoezelen Complex==
After being invited to tour the [[Escambia Westgate Center]] for mentally disable children by his scuba-diving friend [[Joe Denmon]], a behavior specialist at the school, Judge Collier helped replace two of the center's old station wagons, used for field trips, with new mini-vans. He later helped Westgate principal [[Susan Berry]] build a $1.7 million, 11,000-square-foot [[wikipedia:snoezelen|snoezelen]] sensory facility for children with severe disabilities. Named in his honor, the [[Lacey A. Collier Snoezelen Sensory Complex]] is a flagship project and one of the only facilities of its kind in the United States.
==Community Maritime Park==
Judge Collier was selected as the third principal of the proposed [[Community Maritime Park]] project after the deaths of Vice Admiral [[Jack Fetterman]] and Mayor Emeritus [[Vince Whibbs]]. After the project survived the [[September 5]], [[2006]] referendum, Collier was named chairman of the [[Community Maritime Park Associates]] as the other principals, [[John Cavanaugh]] and [[Quint Studer]], who would become tenants of the park, resigned to avoid a conflict of interest.
{{cquote|I thought with [[John Cavanaugh|President Cavanaugh]] and [[Quint Studer|Studer]] on the board, I could sit back and watch those two big time guys operate, attend a few meetings and maybe get the opportunity to go to the opening game at the new ballpark. So, I go to the first meeting and first thing they do is elect me chairman. Then, my first duty is to read their letters of resignation.|20px|20px|The Honorable Lacey Collier|"Doing His Duty," ''Independent News''}}
==References==
*"[http://www.inweekly.net/article.asp?artID=4687 Doing His Duty]." ''Independent News'', May 31, 2007.
[[Category:Federal judges|Collier, Lacey]]
[[Category:Community Maritime Park|Collier, Lacey]]