{ "id": "epsbzmv5cm", "slug": "daniel-p-collins", "title": "Daniel P. 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Collins, born 1963 in Brooklyn, is a United States circuit judge on the Ninth Circuit, appointed by President Trump and confirmed by the Senate in 2019.", "snippet": "Daniel P. Collins, born 1963 in Brooklyn, is a United States circuit judge on the Ninth Circuit, appointed by President Trump and confirmed by the Senate in 2019.", "node": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.appeals-judges.alpha-a-to-c", "markdown": "# Daniel P. Collins\n\nDaniel Paul Collins (born 1963) is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the [United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-court-of-appeals-for-the-ninth-circuit) since 2019.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) He was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, confirmed by the Senate in a 53 to 46 vote on May 21, 2019, and received his commission on May 22, 2019.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) • [2](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1160118) He sits in Pasadena.[3](https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/about/judges/)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) |\n| Appointed by | Donald J. Trump[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) |\n| Confirmed | May 21, 2019 (Senate voted 53 to 46)[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) • [2](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1160118) |\n| Born | 1963 in Brooklyn, NY[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) |\n| Education | A.B., Harvard College, 1985; J.D., Stanford Law School, 1988[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nCollins was born in 1963 in Brooklyn, New York.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) He received his [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) degree from [Harvard College](https://www.edgepedia.org/harvard-college) in 1985 and his [Juris Doctor](https://www.edgepedia.org/juris-doctor) from Stanford Law School in 1988.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596)\n\n## Legal career\n\nAfter law school, Collins served as a law clerk to Judge Dorothy W. Nelson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1988 to 1989.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) He then worked as an attorney-advisor in the Office of Legal Counsel of the [United States Department of Justice](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-department-of-justice) from 1989 to 1991, before clerking for Justice Antonin Scalia of the [Supreme Court of the United States](https://www.edgepedia.org/supreme-court-of-the-united-states) from 1991 to 1992.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596)\n\nCollins served as an assistant United States attorney for the Central District of California from 1992 to 1996.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) He then entered private practice in Los Angeles, California, from 1996 to 2001, while also teaching as an adjunct professor at [Loyola Law School](https://www.edgepedia.org/loyola-law-school) in 1997 and 1998.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) From 2001 to 2003, he served as an associate deputy attorney general at the United States Department of Justice.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) He returned to private practice in Los Angeles from 2003 to 2019 and again taught as an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School in 2017 and 2018.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596)\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nCollins was first nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on November 13, 2018, but no Senate vote was held on that nomination.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) He was renominated on February 6, 2019.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) The Senate confirmed him on May 21, 2019, by a vote of 53 to 46.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) • [2](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1160118) He received his commission on May 22, 2019.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596)\n\n## Notable cases\n\nIn *Eng v. United States Environmental Protection Agency*, Collins authored the opinion of the Ninth Circuit panel.[4](https://benchlight.org/judges/daniel-paul-collins)\n\nIn *Powers v. McDonough*, Collins authored the opinion of the panel.[4](https://benchlight.org/judges/daniel-paul-collins)\n\nIn *Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. Lourdes Lopez*, Collins dissented from the panel's decision.[4](https://benchlight.org/judges/daniel-paul-collins)\n\nIn *Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation v. U.S. DOI*, Collins dissented.[4](https://benchlight.org/judges/daniel-paul-collins)\n\nCollins also sat on the panels that decided *Ridings v. PeaceHealth*, *Urquia-Yanez v. Blanche*, and *United States v. State of California*, and authored the opinion in *Mark Bradford v. Dao Vang*.[4](https://benchlight.org/judges/daniel-paul-collins)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: Daniel Paul Collins](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596)\n2. [Senate Roll Call Vote, 116th Congress, 1st Session](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1160118)\n3. [United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: Judges](https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/about/judges/)\n4. 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