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 at Tallahassee in 1964, and his law degree from the University of Florida's College of Law in Gainesville in 1966. He became a commissioner of Pinellas County as a Republican in 1984. He was first elected to his present position of probate judge in 1992 on a nonpartisan ballot, was reelected in 1998 and 2004. He retired in 2010 after his term expired.
Greer is a Republican who was once a member of a Southern Baptist Church
He is legally blind and cannot drive cars. His colleagues say his condition gives him a unique perspective on the rights of the impaired. During Greer's studies at Florida State, he was for a time a roommate of Jim Morrison, who later became lead vocalist of The Doors.
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