S. Kato Crews

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Nominee Information
	Name: S. Kato Crews
	Court: United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Progress
	Confirmed 317 days after nomination.
	Nominated: February 27, 2023
	ABA Rating: Well qualified
	Questionnaire: Questionnaire
	Hearing: March 22, 2023
	Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
	QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
	Reported: May 11, 2023
	Confirmed: January 10, 2024

Shane Kato Crews is a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. He was nominated to the court by President Joe Biden (D) on February 27, 2023, and confirmed by the United States Senate on January 10, 2024, by a vote of 51-48.^[1]^[2]^[3] To see a full list of judges appointed by Joe Biden, click here.

Prior to joining the court, Crews was a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.

The United States District Court for the District of Colorado is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the District of Colorado (2024-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On February 27, 2023, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Crews to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Crews received commission on January 12, 2024.^[3]^[1]^[2] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Crews by a vote of 51-48 on January 10, 2024.^[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Crews confirmation vote (January 10, 2024)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	47	0	1
Republican	2	47	0
Independent	2	1	0
Total	51^[4]	48	1

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Crews' nomination on March 22, 2023. Crews was reported to the full Senate on May 11, 2023, after a 11-10 committee vote.^[2]

Nomination

On February 22, 2023, President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Crews to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.^[1] The president officially nominated Crews on February 27, 2023. Click here for a list of other nominees who have been nominated by President Joe Biden.

Crews was nominated to replace Judge Raymond P. Moore who assumes senior status on June 20, 2023.^[2]

The American Bar Association (ABA) rated Crews Well Qualified.^[5] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Biography

Education

Crews earned his J.D. from the University of Arizona in 2000, and his B.A. from the University of Northern Colorado in 1997.^[1]

Professional career

2024-present: Judge, United States District Court for the District of Colorado
2018-2024: United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Colorado
2013-2018: Founding partner of Hoffman Crews Nies Waggener & Foster LLP
2013-2011: Founding partner of Mastin Hoffman & Crews LLC
2008-2010: Partner at Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP
2001-2008: Associate at Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP
2000-2001: Staff attorney at the National Labor Relations Board in Denver, Colorado^[1]

About the court

The Counties of Colorado (click for larger map)

The District of Colorado has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

The jurisdiction of the District of Colorado consists of all the counties in the state of Colorado.

To read opinions published by this court, click here.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.

As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.

After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.

If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.

The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.

If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.

External links

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Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 The White House, "President Biden Names Thirtieth Round of Judicial Nominees," February 22, 2023
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Congress.Gov, "PN376 — S. Kato Crews — The Judiciary," February 27, 2023 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "cong" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 The Federal Judicial Center, "Crews, S. Kato," accessed January 12, 2024
↑ Note: The bolded number reflects the largest number.
↑ American Bar Association, "STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY," March 21, 2023

Political offices
Preceded by Raymond P. Moore	United States District Court for the District of Colorado 2024-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	United States District Court for the District of Colorado 2018-2024	Succeeded by -