Robert Collins

Robert Frederick Collins

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Prior offices

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

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Personal

Birthplace

New Orleans, La.

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Robert Frederick Collins (1931-present) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Collins was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on January 26, 1978, to a seat vacated by Alvin Rubin; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 17, 1978, and received commission on May 19, 1978. He served the Eastern District of Louisiana until his resignation in 1993. Collins was succeeded in this position by Thomas Porteous.

Early life and education

• Dillard University, B.A., 1951
• Louisiana State University Law School, LL.B., 1954

Professional career

• U.S. Army, 1954-1956
• Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1956-1972
• Instructor, Southern University Law School, 1959-1961
• Magistrate judge, Criminal District Court, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1972-1978

Judicial career

Eastern District of Texas

Collins was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on January 26, 1978, to a seat vacated by Alvin Rubin; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 17, 1978, and received commission on May 19, 1978. He served the Eastern District of Louisiana until his resignation in 1993. Collins was succeeded in this position by Thomas Porteous.

External links

• Judge Collins's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Alvin Rubin	Eastern District of Texas 1978–1993	Succeeded by: Thomas Porteous