Minnesota Law Mourns the Passing of Julian Edward Collins ‘78, Retired Florida Circuit Court Judge
Julian Edward Collins ‘78, a retired circuit court judge, died on December 1 at the age of 78.
Collins was elected to the bench of Columbia County in Florida in 1988. After 11 years on thje Columbia County bench, he was appointed a Circuit Court judge. Collins held that seat for the next 14 years, until he reached the state’s mandatory judicial retirement age of 70. He served about four of those years as chief judge,
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