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Collins, Daniel Paul
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on February 6, 2019, to a seat vacated by Harry Pregerson. Confirmed by the Senate on May 21, 2019, and received commission on May 22, 2019.
Education:
Harvard College, A.B., 1985
Stanford Law School, J.D., 1988
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Dorothy W. Nelson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1988-1989
Attorney-advisor, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1989-1991
Law clerk, Hon. Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, 1991-1992
Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1992-1996
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1996-2001, 2003-2019
Adjunct professor, Loyola Law School, 1997, 1998, 2017, 2018
Associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2001-2003
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, November 13, 2018; no Senate vote