Daniel Dale Crabtree (born August 10, 1956) is a United States district judge of the

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Biography

Crabtree received a

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degree in 1978 from Ottawa University. He received a

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in 1981 from the

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. He has spent his entire law career at the law firm of Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP (now Stinson Leonard Street LLP), 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 serves as General Counsel to the

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Baseball Club. He has also served as a Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, of the Providence Medical Center and St. John Hospital.

Federal judicial service

On August 1, 2013, President

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nominated Crabtree to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, to the seat vacated by Judge

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, who assumed

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on November 2, 2010. On January 16, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee. On April 11, 2014, Senate Majority Leader

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filed a motion to invoke

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on the nomination. On April 29, 2014, the

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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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Crabtree, Daniel D. 1956 births Living people Kansas lawyers Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas Ottawa University alumni United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama 21st-century American judges University of Kansas School of Law alumni