Daniel Dale Crabtree

American judge (born 1956)

Daniel Dale Crabtree (born August 10, 1956) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas .

Biography

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Crabtree received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 from Ottawa University . He received a Juris Doctor in 1981 from the University of Kansas School of Law . He has spent his entire law career at the law firm of Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP (now Stinson LLP) in Wichita , starting as an associate in 1981 and becoming a partner in 1988. He has represented businesses and governmental entities in complex civil litigation in federal and state courts. He also served as general counsel to the Kansas City Royals . He has also served as a member of the board of directors and executive committee of the Providence Medical Center and St. John Hospital.

Federal judicial service

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On August 1, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Crabtree to serve as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, to the seat vacated by Judge John Watson Lungstrum , who assumed senior status on November 2, 2010. On January 16, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote . On April 11, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a motion to invoke cloture on the nomination. On April 29, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 57–39 vote. On April 30, 2014, his nomination was confirmed by a 94–0 vote. He received his judicial commission on May 1, 2014. He assumed senior status on August 11, 2025.

References

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↑ "Firm Completes Merger – Stinson Leonard Street LLP" . www.stinsonleonard.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.

 ["President Obama Nominates Six to Serve on the United States District Courts"](https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/08/01/president-obama-nominates-six-serve-united-states-district-courts)
. _[whitehouse.gov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehouse.gov "Whitehouse.gov")
_. August 1, 2013 – via [National Archives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NARA "NARA")
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 [Daniel D. Crabtree](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394441)
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