Hon. Lawrence T. Collins (Ret.) was a judge for the 3rd Judicial District Court of Minnesota in Winona County. He joined the bench in 1982.
The 3rd Judicial District includes Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, and Winona Counties. During his judicial tenure, Collins served as Chief Judge of the 3rd Judicial District (1987 to 1991).
He received a B.A. from Moorehead State University. Collins went on to complete a J.D. at the University of Minnesota Law School in 1968.
He was admitted to practice in Minnesota (1968), the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (1969), and the United States Supreme Court (1981).
Collins served as chairman of the Minnesota Conference of Chief Judges.