Marcia A. Crone
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Marcia Ann Cain Crone | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas | |
Assumed office October 3, 2003 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Seat established by 116 Stat. 1758 |
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
In office 1992–2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | ) | December 12, 1952
Marcia Ann Cain Crone (born December 12, 1952) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Early life and education
Crone was born in 1952 in Dallas. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973 and from University of Houston Law Center[2] with a Juris Doctor in 1978.
Career
Crone started her legal career in private practice in
United States Magistrate Judge
of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 1992 and stayed in this position until she was nominated to the federal bench in 2003.
Federal judicial career
President George W. Bush nominated Crone on May 1, 2003, to a new seat created by 116 Stat. 1758. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 30, 2003, and received her commission on October 3, 2003.
Notable case
On October 4, 2016, Crone entered a
United States Constitution forbid the President from requiring federal contractors to disclose mere allegations that the contractor had violated labor laws.[3]
References
- ^ 108-1 Hearings: Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments, S. Hrg. 108-135, Part 4
- ^ "Houston Laws". 7 March 2017.
- ^ a b Trottman, Melanie (25 October 2016). "Construction Trade Group Wins Injunction Blocking U.S. Federal Workplace Rule". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
Sources
- Marcia A. Crone at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.