Judge Larry M. Collins

Waseca County Courthouse
Phone: (507) 835-0540

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed by Governor Tim Pawlenty in 2005. Elected in 2008. His current term expires in January 2015.

Education:

J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 1972

B.A., University of Minnesota, 1969: Journalism, Magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

International Summer School, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, 1967

Professional Experience:

Waseca County Attorney, 1978-2005
Appointed by County Commissioners: May, 1978
Elected: November, 1978
Re-elected: 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002

West Publishing Co. (Law School Division), 1976-1978

Assistant Rochester City Attorney, 1974-1976
Rochester, Minnesota

Judicial Law Clerk
Hon. O. Russell Olson and Hon. Donald Franke, 1973-1974
Rochester, Minnesota

Honors:

Citizen of the Year, Waseca County News and Janesville Argus, 2007 recipient

Julius E. Gernes Public Attorney Award of Excellence, Minnesota State Bar Association: Public Law Section, 2003 recipient        

Distinguished Service Award, Region IX, Minnesota Social Service Association, 2002 recipient

Professional Boards and Memberships:

Minnesota District Judges Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Fifth District Bar Association

Judicial Activities:

Third Judicial District Plea Bargaining & Continuance Committee, 2008

Third Judicial District Case Flow Management Committee, 2007-2009

Lead Judge, Waseca County Children’s Justice Initiative, 2005-2011

Third Judicial District Drug Court Steering Committee, 2006-2007

Court Operations Advisory Workgroup, 2009-2011

Past Professional Activities:

Sentencing Forms Subcommittee of the Minnesota Supreme Court Planning Committee, 2004-2005

Third Judicial District Family Violence Task Force, 1995-1999

Past Community Activities:

Waseca County Child Protection Team, 1979-2005

Waseca County Emergency Management Services Advisory Committee, 2003-2005

Waseca County Children’s Justice Initiative Team, 2003-2005

Waseca Area United Way, Board of Directors, 1996-1999

Waseca County Domestic Violence Team, 1993-1999

Blandin Community Leaderiship Program, 1998

Waseca Elementary School Parent Advisory Committee, 1989-1996

LeSueur-Waseca Group Home (adolescent boys), Board of Directors, Secretary, 1978-1996

Family Focus-Waseca: Out-patient Chemical Dependency Treatment Program, Advisory Board, 1978-1996

Eustice Scholarship Committee, Multiple years

Mock Trial Judge: Minnesota State Bar Association, Multiple years

Waseca Off Campus School Program Advisory Committee, Multiple years

Waseca Youth Hockey and Soccer Coach, Multiple years