Robert Frederick Collins
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1978 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Frederick Collins was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) in 1954. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1931 · age 95
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1978
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Dillard 1951 · Louisiana State Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) 1954
- Succeeded
- Alvin Benjamin Rubin
- Succeeded by
- G. Thomas Porteous Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded Alvin Benjamin Rubin | Carter (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
| Dillard University | B.A. | 1951 |
| Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) | LL.B. | 1954 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Collins was assigned 715 district-court cases (1982–1991). Median time from filing to termination: 171 days across 715 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.
In our data, Collins authored 58 published opinions for the court (1978–1991). Most cited: Margaret S. v. Edwards (65 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Margaret S. v. Edwards | 488 F. Supp. 181 | 65 |
| 1986 | National Treasury Employees Union v. Von Raab | 649 F. Supp. 380 | 32 |
| 1984 | Margaret S. v. Treen | 597 F. Supp. 636 | 25 |
| 1990 | Brock v. Chevron Chemical Co. | 750 F. Supp. 779 | 22 |
| 1990 | Guidry v. Bank of LaPlace | 740 F. Supp. 1208 | 18 |
| 1987 | United States v. a Fee Simple Parcel of Real Property Situated in the Bal Harbour | 650 F. Supp. 1534 | 16 |
| 1983 | Edmond v. Nelson | 575 F. Supp. 532 | 16 |
| 1986 | Jensen v. Snellings | 636 F. Supp. 1305 | 12 |
| 1979 | St. Philip Offshore Towing Co. v. Wisconsin Barge Lines, Inc. | 466 F. Supp. 403 | 12 |
| 1988 | National Treasury Employees Union v. Reagan | 685 F. Supp. 1346 | 11 |
| 1986 | Citizens for a Better Gretna v. City of Gretna, La. | 636 F. Supp. 1113 | 11 |
| 1982 | Kori Corp. v. Wilco Marsh Buggies & Draglines, Inc. | 561 F. Supp. 512 | 11 |
| 1982 | State of La. v. Baldridge | 538 F. Supp. 625 | 11 |
| 1980 | Marcano v. Offshore Venezuela | 497 F. Supp. 204 | 11 |
| 1979 | Offshore Logistics Services, Inc. v. Arkwright-Boston Manufacturers Mutual Insurance | 469 F. Supp. 1099 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 58 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 Robert Frederick Collins?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Robert Frederick Collins to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1978.
- Was Robert Frederick Collins appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Frederick Collins was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert Frederick Collins's confirmation vote?
- Robert Frederick Collins was confirmed by voice vote on May 17, 1978. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert Frederick Collins on?
- Robert Frederick Collins was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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15 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).