Jon Richard Collins | |
Office: | Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada |
Term Start: | 1966 |
Term End: | 1971 |
Predecessor: | Milton Benjamin Badt |
Successor: | Elmer Millard Gunderson |
Birth Date: | 7 May 1923 |
Birth Place: | Ely, Nevada |
Education: | University of Pennsylvania (B.A.) Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.) |
Jon Richard Collins[1] (May 7, 1923 – March 12, 1987)[2] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada from 1966 to 1971.
Born in Ely, Nevada, Collins attended White Pine High School, receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center.[2]
On June 5, 1966, Governor Grant Sawyer appointed Collins to a seat on the court vacated by Milton Benjamin Badt. Collins was elected November 1966 to the four-year unexpired term.[2]