Raner Christercunean Collins
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Raner Christercunean Collins is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. He earned a law degree from University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) in 1975. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1952 · age 74
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Arkansas Polytechnic College (now Arkansas Tech) 1973 · University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) 1975
- Succeeded
- William Docker Browning
- Succeeded by
- John Charles Hinderaker
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | District of Arizona succeeded William Docker Browning | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Arkansas Polytechnic College (now Arkansas Tech University) | B.A. | 1973 |
| University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) | J.D. | 1975 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Collins was assigned 4,506 district-court cases (1987–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 69 days across 4,303 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 348 of Collins’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 265 were affirmed, 55 reversed or vacated, and 28 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Collins authored 7 published opinions for the court (2001–2009). Most cited: Flores v. Arizona (8 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Flores v. Arizona | 480 F. Supp. 2d 1157 | 8 |
| 2005 | Flores v. Arizona | 405 F. Supp. 2d 1112 | 6 |
| 2008 | Quade Ex Rel. Quade v. Barnhart | 570 F. Supp. 2d 1164 | 5 |
| 2006 | Ekloff v. Rodgers | 443 F. Supp. 2d 1173 | 3 |
| 2002 | Arizona Libertarian Party, Inc. v. Board of Supervisors of Pima County | 216 F. Supp. 2d 1007 | 3 |
| 2009 | United States v. Santiago-Garcia | 655 F. Supp. 2d 1031 | 0 |
| 2001 | Planned Parenthood v. Lawall | 189 F. Supp. 2d 975 | 0 |
Showing the 7 most-cited of 7 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Raner Christercunean Collins?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Raner Christercunean Collins to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1998.
- Was Raner Christercunean Collins appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Raner Christercunean Collins was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Raner Christercunean Collins's confirmation vote?
- Raner Christercunean Collins was confirmed by voice vote on July 31, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Raner Christercunean Collins on?
- Raner Christercunean Collins is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).