A Judge's Judge December 28, 1997
Judge Robert Collins is remembered as gentleman's gentleman, a lawyer's lawyer and a judge's judge in this letter to the editor of the Chicago Tribune.
Chicago Tribune Obituary of Judge Robert Collins December 18, 1997
Judge Robert Collins' life is reviewed by the Chicago Tribune. For his defense of those who many felt deserved no defense, to the Chicago Council of Lawyers calling him "the standard by which other criminal court judges are most often measured," his contribution to field of law is honored.
A Love of the Law Has Always Been His Benchmark February 25, 1985
Judge Robert Collins life revolved around the law. The Chicago Tribune profiles the Judge after he retired from the bench and began serving as a strategic confidant for Craig Tobin. Collins ran his courtroom, as he said, like a "martinet" and the law was respected. His love of the law served as an inspiration to all who met him.