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Raner Christercunean Collins

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Senior status. Born 1952.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Appointed by
William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Nominated
May 11, 1998
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Jul 31, 1998
Commissioned
Aug 3, 1998
Senior status
Mar 4, 2019

Education

  • B.A., Arkansas Polytechnic College (now Arkansas Tech University), 1973
  • J.D., University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law), 1975

Career

  • Pima County [Arizona] Attorney's Office, 1975-1981
  • law clerk, 1975-1976
  • trial attorney, 1976-1981
  • Magistrate, Tucson [Arizona] City Court, 1981-1983
  • County attorney, Pima County, Arizona, 1983-1985
  • Judge pro tem, Superior Court of Arizona, Pima County, 1985-1988
  • Judge, Superior Court of Arizona, Pima County, 1988-1998

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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