Linton McGee Collins
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Linton McGee CollinsLinton McGee Collins (June 21, 1902-April 12, 1972} was a judge of the United States Court of Claims
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He was born in Reidsville, Georgia
. Collins was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson to be a judge on the United States Court of Claims
and commissioned on September 17, 1964 dying in office.
, A.B., 1921 and received M.A., from Mercer University in 1922.
, 1925–1926, and in Miami, Florida
, 1926–1933. During this time, Collins was on the faculty, at University of Miami
, 1930–1932. Collins then served as personnel director and division administrator, for the National Recovery Administration
, 1933–1935. He became a first assistant to the United States deputy attorney general in 1935, rising to the office of special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States by 1944. Prior to becoming judge, Collins was in private practice, in Washington, D.C.
, 1944–1964.
United States Court of Claims
The Court of Claims was a federal court that heard claims against the United States government. It was established in 1855 as the Court of Claims, renamed in 1948 to the United States Court of Claims , and abolished in 1982....
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He was born in Reidsville, Georgia
Reidsville, Georgia
Reidsville is a city in Tattnall County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,235 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Tattnall County...
. Collins was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson to be a judge on the United States Court of Claims
United States Court of Claims
The Court of Claims was a federal court that heard claims against the United States government. It was established in 1855 as the Court of Claims, renamed in 1948 to the United States Court of Claims , and abolished in 1982....
and commissioned on September 17, 1964 dying in office.
Education
Collins graduated fron Mercer UniversityMercer University
Mercer University is an independent, private, coeducational university with a Baptist heritage located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Mercer is the only university of its size in the United States that offers programs in eleven diversified fields of study: liberal arts, business, education, music,...
, A.B., 1921 and received M.A., from Mercer University in 1922.
Career
Linton Collins was in private practice, in Tampa, FloridaTampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
, 1925–1926, and in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, 1926–1933. During this time, Collins was on the faculty, at University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
, 1930–1932. Collins then served as personnel director and division administrator, for the National Recovery Administration
National Recovery Administration
The National Recovery Administration was the primary New Deal agency established by U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. The goal was to eliminate "cut-throat competition" by bringing industry, labor and government together to create codes of "fair practices" and set prices...
, 1933–1935. He became a first assistant to the United States deputy attorney general in 1935, rising to the office of special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States by 1944. Prior to becoming judge, Collins was in private practice, in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, 1944–1964.