In re Collins

DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

|1PER CURIAM.

Robert F. Collins was a federal judge serving in the Eastern District of Louisiana. On June 29, 1991, he was convicted in a federal jury trial of 1 count of conspiracy, 1 count of bribery, and 1 count of obstruction of justice. Collins conviction was subsequently affirmed and is now final. United States v. Collins, 972 F.2d 1385 (5th Cir.1992), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 113 S.Ct. 1812, 123 L.Ed.2d 444 (1993). Collins was sentenced to serve 6 years and 10 months imprisonment, followed by 2 years supervised release.

Despite the fact that he was incarcerated on…