Toby Crouse

Toby Jon Crouse (born 1975)[1] is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. He was formerly the Solicitor General of Kansas.

Toby Crouse
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2, 2020
Appointed by	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Carlos Murguia
Solicitor General of Kansas
In office January 26, 2018 – December 2, 2020
Attorney General	Derek Schmidt
Preceded by	Stephen McAllister
Succeeded by	Brant Laue
Personal details
Born	Toby Jon Crouse 1975 (age 45–46) McPherson, Kansas, U.S.
Education	Kansas State University (BA) University of Kansas School of Law (JD)

Biography

Crouse received his Bachelor of Arts from Kansas State University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law, where he was Articles Editor of the Kansas Law Review and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. Crouse began his career as a law clerk to Judge Monti L. Belot of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas and Judge Mary Beck Briscoe of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He then worked at the firm Foulston Siefkin.

Crouse served as Solicitor General of Kansas from January 2018 to December 2020.[2][3] As Solicitor General, he argued and won two cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. Those cases are Kahler v. Kansas and Kansas v. Glover.[4] He left the Kansas Attorney General's office after his appointment to the bench.

Federal judicial service

On May 7, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Crouse to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.[2] On May 21, 2020, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. Crouse was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Carlos Murguia who resigned on April 1, 2020.[5] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on July 29, 2020.[6] On September 17, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[7] On November 17, 2020, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a vote of 50–43.[8] He received his judicial commission on December 2, 2020.

Memberships

Crouse has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2019.[1]

References

1. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Toby Crouse
2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominee". whitehouse.gov. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. "AG Derek Schmidt names Toby Crouse to serve as Kansas Solicitor General" (Press release). Topeka, Kansas. January 26, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
4. Alder, Madison (May 7, 2020). "Trump Pick for Kansas Federal Court Has Recent SCOTUS Success". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
5. "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, May 21, 2020
6. Nominations for July 29, 2020
7. Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 17, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
8. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Toby Crouse, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas)" United States Senate, November 17, 2020

External links

• Toby Crouse at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Appearances at the U.S. Supreme Court from the Oyez Project
• Appearances on C-SPAN