Craig Collins
Superior Court Judge; Candidate for NC Court of Appeals, Seat 3 (2026)
University of Pittsburgh, BA, 1994
Villanova University School of Law, JD, 1997
9 years Assistant District Attorney
9 years Law Office of Craig Collins
9 years District Court Judge
Current Superior Court Judge
I live in Gaston County, and I am the Republican nominee for Seat 3 of the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
Oct. 14, 2026
Judge Craig Collins: What the NC Court of Appeals Does and Why It Touches Your Life
Welcome back to the Carolina Cabinet, Cumberland County's smartest hour of talk radio. Host Peter Pappas sits down with Judge Craig Collins, a sitting Superior Court judge and the Republican candidate for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Seat 3. Collins has worked as a prosecutor, in private practice and as a District Court judge before taking the Superior Court bench. He says he's put about 100,000 miles on the car this campaign, and he admits he plans his routes around the best milkshakes ...
Guest: Craig Collins