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Collins, Robert Frederick
Born 1931 in New Orleans, LA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on January 26, 1978, to a seat vacated by Alvin B. Rubin. Confirmed by the Senate on May 17, 1978, and received commission on May 19, 1978. Service terminated on August 6, 1993, due to resignation.
Education:
Dillard University, B.A., 1951
Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center), LL.B., 1954
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on January 26, 1978, to a seat vacated by Alvin B. Rubin. Confirmed by the Senate on May 17, 1978, and received commission on May 19, 1978. Service terminated on August 6, 1993, due to resignation.
Education:
Dillard University, B.A., 1951
Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center), 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, Orleans Parish [Louisiana] Criminal District Court, 1972-1978
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, November 2, 1977; no Senate vote