--- title: "Daniel Paul Collins | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/daniel-paul-collins" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Daniel Paul Collins U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - State: National federal courts - Role: U.S. Circuit Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2019-present - In summary: Judge Daniel Paul Collins is a highly experienced federal jurist with a background in government legal service, private practice, and academic work, now serving on the Ninth Circuit since 2019 - Adjunct professor, Loyola Law School, 2018-present - Adjunct professor, Loyola Law School, 2017-present - Adjunct professor, Loyola Law School, 1998-present - Adjunct professor, Loyola Law School, 1997-present - American federal judge serving as a United States Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, appointed in 2019 by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate - Partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson (2003–2019) - Considered for U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California in 2007 but not selected - Associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2001-2003 - Associate Deputy Attorney General (2001–2003), involved in drafting the PROTECT Act of 2003 - Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1992-1996 - Law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (1991–1992) - Law Clerk, Supreme Court of the United States, 1991-1992 - Attorney-advisor, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1989-1991 - Law clerk to Ninth Circuit Judge Dorothy W. Nelson (1988–1989) - Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1988-1989 ### Education - Stanford University — J.D. (1988) - B.A., summa cum laude, Harvard College (1985) J.D., Stanford Law School (1988), Stanford Law Review - Harvard University ### Additional information - Nomination: February 6, 2019, to replace Harry Pregerson - Commissioned: May 22, 2019 - Senate Confirmation: May 21, 2019, by a 53–46 vote - Private practice, Los Angeles, CA, 2003-2019 - Served on the Federal Courts Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules (2017) - Represented Phillip Morris in opposing a San Francisco ban on tobacco sales in drug stores (2009) - Private practice, Los Angeles, CA, 1996-2001 - Born: 1963, New York City (some sources list Brooklyn, NY) - Date of birth: 1963-01-01 - Li v. - ABA Evaluation: “Well Qualified” - Collins has authored and participated in numerous appellate opinions, covering areas such as environmental law, civil rights, and commercial litigation. - Powers v. - McDonough (dissent) - Mark Bradford v. - Dao Vang (authored) - Eng v. - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (authored) - Birth place: Brooklyn, NY ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### appellate oral argument Scope: courtwide 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. Evidence excerpt: 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 unnecessary [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6480596) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8564/daniel-paul-collins/) - [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8564/daniel-paul-collins/) - [Wikidata: Daniel P. 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