Background
Collins, Theodore Joseph was born on May 3, 1932 in St. Paul. Son of Theodore Joseph and Claire (Scanlan) Collins.
Collins, Theodore Joseph was born on May 3, 1932 in St. Paul. Son of Theodore Joseph and Claire (Scanlan) Collins.
Saint Paul Seminary (Bachelor of Arts, 1954). William Mitchell College of Law (Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1960).
Assistant general counsel, 3M Company, 1960-1961;
assistant Corporate Counsel general city legal work, chief city prosecutor, St. Paul, 1961-1963;
associate, Maun, Hazel, Green, Hayes, Simon & Aretz, 1963-1966;
partner, Collins and Abramson, St. Paul, 1966-1971;
partner, Collins, Buckley, Sauntry and Haugh, St. Paul, since 1971. Instructor criminal law St. Paul Police Academy, 1963-1978. Special assistant attorney general, special assistant Washington, Ramsey, Dakota and Sherburne countries.
Member of advisory board Legal Assistance Ramsey County, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc.
Past president, chairman board trustees St. Paul-Ramsey Hospital Medical Education and Research Foundation. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member Ramsey County Bar Association (president 1976-1977), Minnesota Bar Association (treasurer 1978-1981, president 1982-1983), American Bar Association (state delegate since 1989), American Judicature Society (director), Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Minnesota Women Lawyers, Washington County Bar Association (various committees) Clubs: Rotary.
Married Mary Joan Tierney, June 30, 1962 (deceased April 1982). Children: Theodore Joseph, Anthony Joseph. Married Jean Marie Dick, September 7, 1985.
Stepchildren: Nathan, Colin, Phillip, Stacy.