Craig Collins is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has a bachelor 27s degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a law degree from Villanova University. He is a Christian.

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Craig is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has a bachelor s degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a law degree from Villanova University. He is a Christian.

Craig is a judge on the North Carolina Superior Court. He previously served as a judge on the North Carolina District Court. Before taking the bench, he owned his own law firm in Gastonia from 2007 to 2016. He also worked as an assistant district attorney for Gaston County from 1997 to 2006. 

Craig is currently a district court judge in Judicial District 27A. He was appointed to this position in 2015 and re-elected in 2016 and 2020. He previously served as an assistant district attorney from 1997 to 2006 and owned his own law firm from 2007 to 2016.

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Craig Collins is currently a district court judge in Judicial District 27A. He was appointed to this position in 2015 and re-elected in 2016 and 2020. He previously served as an assistant district attorney from 1997 to 2006 and owned his own law firm from 2007 to 2016.

Owned and operated his own private firm, the Law Office of Craig Collins.

- Owned and operated his own private firm, the Law Office of Craig Collins.

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Supports the idea of "constitutional conservatives."

- Supports the idea of "constitutional conservatives."

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