David Collins KC (born 18 March 1954) is a retired judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand.
[2] He was the Solicitor-General of New Zealand from 1 September 2006 to 15 March 2012, before being made a judge of the High Court in 2012.
Judicial Studies from Duke University School of Law in the United States.
In 1979, Collins commenced practicing law in Wellington as a solicitor for Chapman Tripp.
In 1982 he was admitted to partnership in a firm that subsequently merged and is today known as Rainey Collins.
[5] He appeared as senior counsel in over 30 Supreme Court and Privy Council decisions, including: Collins has authored a textbook,[8] and has been a contributory author for three other texts.