Judge Justin M. Collins

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed September 23, 2024, by Governor Tim Walz. Current term expires January 2027.


Education:

J.D., magna cum laude, William Mitchell College of Law
B.A., Hamline University
 

Employment:

  • Assistant Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Public Defender’s Office, Anoka
  • Assistant County Attorney, Washington County Attorney’s Office
  • Assistant County Attorney, Anoka County Attorney’s Office
  • Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. Lawrence R. Johnson, Anoka County Courthouse
  • Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. Dale E. Mossey, Wright County Courthouse
  • Law Clerk, Anoka County Attorney’s Office

Professional Memberships:

  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Anoka County Bar Association
  • Washington County Bar Association
  • National District Attorneys Association
  • Minnesota County Attorneys Association

Professional and Community Activities:

  • Volunteer Judge, The American Mock Trial Association
  • Volunteer Judge, Minnesota High School Mock Trial
  • Volunteer, Feed My Starving Children
  • Minnesota Justice Foundation Volunteer, First Judicial District Public Defender’s Office
  • Minnesota Justice Foundation Volunteer, Western Minnesota Legal Services