PERSON: Kato Crews
Employer
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Position
Judge
Biography
Shane Kato Crews (born 1975) is a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado who is the nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the same court.
Crews is a native of Pueblo, Colorado. He attended Rye High School in Rye, Colorado. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Northern Colorado in 1997 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona in 2000, where he served on the Arizona Law Review.
In 2000 and 2001, Crews served as a staff attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in Denver. He later worked as a lawyer at Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP in Denver from 2001 to 2008, becoming partner from 2008 to 2010, Mastin Hoffman & Crews LLC from 2011 to 2013, and Hoffman Crews Nies Waggener & Foster LLP from 2013 to 2018. In private practice, Crews focused on labor, business, and real estate law. He served as a Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado since August 3, 2018, where he became the court’s first African-American magistrate judge. Crews is the founder of the Federal Limited Appearance Program (FLAP), which provides pro bono legal representation to pro se litigants. Crews also serves on the Board of Directors of CBA CLE, Inc.
On April 29, 2022, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper recommended Sundeep Addy, Gordon Gallagher and Crews for two vacancies on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. On February 22, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Crews to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. On February 27, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Crews to a seat to be vacated by Judge Raymond P. Moore, who will assume senior status on June 20, 2023. Crews is only the third magistrate judge to be nominated for a district court vacancy in Colorado. On March 22, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Kennedy questioned Crews about why he was reversed in more than a dozen cases as well as his knowledge on The Brady Motion, of which he had no knowledge. His nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Crews is a native of Pueblo, Colorado. He attended Rye High School in Rye, Colorado. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Northern Colorado in 1997 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona in 2000, where he served on the Arizona Law Review.
In 2000 and 2001, Crews served as a staff attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in Denver. He later worked as a lawyer at Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP in Denver from 2001 to 2008, becoming partner from 2008 to 2010, Mastin Hoffman & Crews LLC from 2011 to 2013, and Hoffman Crews Nies Waggener & Foster LLP from 2013 to 2018. In private practice, Crews focused on labor, business, and real estate law. He served as a Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado since August 3, 2018, where he became the court’s first African-American magistrate judge. Crews is the founder of the Federal Limited Appearance Program (FLAP), which provides pro bono legal representation to pro se litigants. Crews also serves on the Board of Directors of CBA CLE, Inc.
On April 29, 2022, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper recommended Sundeep Addy, Gordon Gallagher and Crews for two vacancies on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. On February 22, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Crews to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. On February 27, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Crews to a seat to be vacated by Judge Raymond P. Moore, who will assume senior status on June 20, 2023. Crews is only the third magistrate judge to be nominated for a district court vacancy in Colorado. On March 22, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Kennedy questioned Crews about why he was reversed in more than a dozen cases as well as his knowledge on The Brady Motion, of which he had no knowledge. His nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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