Senior Judge James Gardner Colins

Term

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Education

  • Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1971
  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1968

Military Experience

  • Captain, Infantry, U.S. Army Reserve

Professional Experience

  • Judge, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 1984-2008; 2012-present
  • Member and Shareholder, Cozen O’Connor, 2008-12
  • President Judge, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, first term, 1994-99; second term, 2002-06
  • Chairman, Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board, 1999-2001
  • Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board, 1997-2001
  • Judge, Municipal Court of Philadelphia, 1980-83
  • Private Practice; Labor Arbitrator, 1975-80
  • Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia County, 1971-75

Memberships and Associations

  • PA Conference of Trial Judges’ Compensation & Benefits Committee, 1980-1981
  • Judicial Audit Committee of the Administrative Office of Pa. Courts, 1985-1988
  • American Bar Association’s Commission on Racial & Ethnic Diversity in the Profession, 1998-1999
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Judiciary, Academy & Bar Committee, 1998
  • Chairman, Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Constitutional Review Commission, 2010-Present
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Philadelphia Bar Association