Daniel Paul Collins at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 22, 2019–present
Daniel Paul Collins
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Adjunct professor, Loyola Law School, 2018-present
- Adjunct professor, Loyola Law School, 2017-present
- Private practice, Los Angeles, CA, 2003-2019
- Associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2001-2003
- Adjunct professor, Loyola Law School, 1998-present
- Adjunct professor, Loyola Law School, 1997-present
- Private practice, Los Angeles, CA, 1996-2001
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1992-1996
- Attorney-advisor, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1989-1991
Judicial service
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1988-1989
- Law Clerk, Supreme Court of the United States, 1991-1992
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2019-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- Harvard College · A.B., 1985
- Stanford University · J.D., 1988
Personal record
Born 1963 · Brooklyn, NY
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8564/daniel-paul-collins/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure