George Greer is a judge serving in the Pinellas County-Pasco County Circuit Court, probate division, in Clearwater, Florida who received national attention when he presided over the Terri Schiavo case. Image File history File links George Greer File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ... Pinellas County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... Pasco County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... 1st incorporation date 1891 2nd Incorporation date 1915 Zip Codes 33755-65 County Pinellas (county seat) Mayor Frank Hibbard Population  - City (2004)  - Tampa Bay Metro   108,606 2,600,000 (estimate) Time zone Eastern: UTC-5 Latitude Longitude 27°58 N 82°46 W City of Clearwaters Official Website... Terri Schiavo before her 1990 collapse. ...

Background and personal information

Born in 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, Judge Greer grew up in Dunedin, Florida. He received his associate's degree from St. Petersburg Junior College in 1962, his bachelor's degree from Florida State University in 1964, and his law degree from the University of Florida's Levin College of Law in 1966. He became a commissioner of Pinellas County in 1984. He was first elected to his present position of probate judge in 1992 and plans to retire in 2010 after his current term expires. This article is about the year. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Dunedin, Florida Dunedin is a city located in Pinellas County, Florida. ... An associates degree is a degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges and some bachelors degree-granting colleges and universities in Canada and the United States upon completion of a course of study equivalent to the first two years in a four-year college or university. ... St. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three or four years. ... Florida State University State University System of Florida FAMU FAU FGCU FIU FSU NCF UCF UF UNF USF UWF Florida State University, also commonly referred to as FSU or Florida State, is a comprehensive, graduate-national research university founded and located in Tallahassee, Florida in 1851. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... J.D. redirects here; for alternate uses, see J.D. (disambiguation) J.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin Juris Doctor, also called a Doctor of Law or Doctorate of Jurisprudence, and is the law degree typically awarded by an accredited U.S. law school after successfully completing three years... University of Florida State University System of Florida FAMU FAU FGCU FIU FSU NCF UCF UF UNF USF UWF The University of Florida is a public university located in Gainesville, Florida. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Pinellas County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Probate is the legal process of settling the estate of a deceased person; specifically, distributing the decedents property. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 2010 (MMX) will be a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word term refers to either a word unit or a time unit with specified boundaries or limits. ...

Greer is a Southern Baptist and a Republican. The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a United States cooperative ministry agency serving missionary Baptist churches around the world. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

He is legally blind and cannot drive cars.[1][2] He is described as being particularly sensitive to protecting the disabled. Greer's colleagues say his condition gives him a unique perspective on the rights of the impaired. Critics have complained that he has misled the public about his disability. They say that it prevents him from being able to properly see and evaluate evidence and that he does not reveal this to all parties who bring cases before him. [3] It should be noted that blindness does not inherently disqualify one from acting as an effective jurist. [4] Blindness can be defined physiologically as the condition of lacking sight. ... Central African Republic Children At Risk Cordillera Administrative Region Cost Accrual Ratio Computer-assisted reporting Cumulative average return This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

During Greer's studies at Florida State, he was for a time a roommate of Jim Morrison's, who later became lead vocalist of The Doors. Image:Doors. ... The Doors, Legacy (Clockwise from top right): Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek The Doors (formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California) were a popular and influential American rock band. ...

Helene Ball McGee Case

In a noted case, Greer in 1998 denied a injunction for a woman, Helene Ball McGee, who sought protection from her husband, arguing that domestic violence was not imminent. Days later, she was killed when her husband fatally stabbed her. This case was noted in the context of the Schiavo case. For example, columnist Ann Coulter described this as an example of judges making mistakes, while saying that his finding of fact on the Terri's wishes is "essentially unreviewable by any other court". Ann Coulter on the FOX News Channel Ann Hart Coulter (born December 8, 1961) is an American syndicated columnist, bestselling author, and television pundit. ...

Terri Schiavo Case

He received substantial attention in the American national media and around the world for his involvement in the controversial Terri Schiavo case, as well as criticism from conservative groups for his ruling that her feeding tube should be removed according to what her husband insisted (and the courts had previously and consistently for more than a decade ruled) would be her wishes. Terri Schiavo before her 1990 collapse. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ...

Because Greer's decisions in the Schaivo case conflicted with the opinions of patrons at his church, the Calvary Baptist Church of Clearwater, Greer was asked by pastor William Rice to end his relationship with his church.[5]Greer was also the subject of death threats during his involvement in the Schiavo case, as well as petitions calling for his impeachment.

External link

• article in the St. Petersburg Times