Allegra Collins

Biography

Allegra Collins is a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, having been elected statewide to an eight-year term beginning in 2019. Prior to her election, she was a full-time faculty member at Campbell Law School where she served in various roles – including externship director and interim director of legal research and writing – and taught various courses – including Appellate Brief Writing, Judicial Writing, Remedies, Externship Seminar, and Legal Research and Writing. Before becoming a full-time faculty member, she was an adjunct professor for three years.

Judge Collins founded her own appellate law firm in 2015 and represented clients before the N.C. Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of North Carolina, and U.S. Supreme Court. She is a former law clerk to the Honorable Judge Linda Stephens on the North Carolina Court of Appeals and a former Assistant Appellate Reporter at the Supreme Court of North Carolina.

She is a member, and former chair, of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Appellate Practice section and a member of its Appellate Rules Committee. She received her LL.M. in Judicial Studies from Duke Law School, her J.D. from Campbell Law School, and her B.A. from The College of William and Mary.

Judge Collins is also a former world-class athlete who represented the United States in two Pan American Games as a member of the Women’s Team Handball Team. She played team handball professionally in Europe and was a member of the United States National Team. Prior to her team handball career, she was a world-ranked tennis player. She was a full-scholarship athlete at UCLA and William and Mary while competing in professional tournaments around the globe.

Judge Collins grew up in McLean, Virginia, and currently resides in Raleigh with her husband, Superior Court Judge Bryan Collins, daughter, son, and yellow lab.