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Daniel Paul Collins

Daniel Paul Collins

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1963 in Brooklyn, NY

FJC ID: 6480596

Daniel Paul Collins (born 1963) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was appointed in 2019 by President Donald Trump.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Los Angeles, California
    1996–2001, 2003–2019
  2. Loyola Law School
    Adjunct professor · 1997, 1998, 2017, 2018
  3. U.S. Department of Justice
    U.S. Department of Justice
    Associate deputy attorney general · 2001–2003
  4. Central District of California
    Central District of California
    Assistant U.S. attorney · 1992–1996
  5. Supreme Court of the United States
    Law clerk , Hon. Antonin Scalia · 1991–1992
  6. Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice
    Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice
    Attorney-advisor · 1989–1991
  7. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Appointments

  1. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
    2019–present · Appointed by Donald J. Trump (Republican)

Education

  1. Stanford University Law School
  2. Harvard College
    A.B. · 1985