William B. Collins (Missouri)
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William B. Collins is a circuit court judge for the 17th Circuit Court in Missouri.[1]
Education
Collins received his BSBA in accounting from Rockhurst College in 1979 and his law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1982.[2]
Career
He was first elected as the Division 3 Associate Circuit Judge in 1994, and re-elected in 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010. Before serving as an Associate Circuit Judge he was in private practice from 1982-1994.[2]
2012 elections
Collins was re-elected to the 17th Circuit Court, Division 1. He was unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Chase Higinbotham in the general election on November 6, 2012.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title[3][4]
- See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
See also
- News: Missouri's primary over, leaving seven contested races for November general election, August 15, 2012
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri
State courts:
Missouri Supreme Court • Missouri Court of Appeals • Missouri Circuit Courts • Missouri Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Missouri • Missouri judicial elections • Judicial selection in Missouri
