Hon. Patricia Collins
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE
1992-2008 Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles, California
Assignments in long cause civil (Central Civil West), civil independent
calendar (Central Civil and West District), Law & Motion Department
(West District), and felony trials and long cause/high security criminal
trials (Criminal Courts Building). Appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson and
re-elected. Retired May 5, 2008.
1988-1992 Municipal Court Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court
Also served as Supervising Judge of the Metropolitan Court. Assignments
in criminal misdemeanor trials (Metropolitan and West Los Angeles) and
felony preliminary hearings (Criminal Courts Building). Appointed by
Governor Deukmejian and re-elected.
1994 Judge pro tem, Court of Appeal
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1982-1988 Assistant US Attorney, Central District of California,
criminal division
1987-1988 Chief, Major Crimes Unit, supervising prosecution of violent
federal offenses, including murder, rape, and arson; 1983-1987 Major
Frauds Unit, prosecuting primarily complex business, banking and real
estate related federal criminal violations.
1979-1982 Adams Duque & Hazeltine, Associate
Civil litigation practice, primarily business, antitrust and insurance
defense.
1977-1979 Jones Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington D.C. Law Clerk (part
time).
EDUCATION
1976-1979 Georgetown University Law Center, JD cum laude
1972-1975 State University College of NY at Buffalo, BA summa cum laude
1971-1972 Canisius College, Buffalo, NY
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Current: Los Angeles County Bar Association, Women Lawyers of Los
Angeles, California Judges Association, National Women Judges
Association
Past: American Bar Association; Irish American Bar Association; Bureau
of National Affairs, Civil Trial Manual Advisory Board, Municipal Court
Judges Association
Admitted to practice: California; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal;
Central, Southern & Northern Districts of California
PERSONAL
Born in Buffalo, New York, on April 23, 1953. Married to Gordon
Greenberg, Managing Partner McDermott, Will & Emery, Los Angeles. Two
children.
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