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 "excerpt": "Daniel Dale Crabtree, born 1956, is a senior judge on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and known for overseeing the EpiPen antitrust litigation.",
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 "markdown": "# Daniel D. Crabtree\n\nDaniel Dale Crabtree (born 1956) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup> He was appointed to the court by President Barack Obama, receiving his commission on May 1, 2014.<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup> He assumed senior status on August 11, 2025, after eleven years of active service.<sup>[2](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/news/hon-daniel-d-crabtree-assumes-senior-status-august-11-2025)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup> |\n| Appointed by | Barack Obama<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup> |\n| Confirmed | April 30, 2014, by a vote of 94 to 0<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1130412)</sup> |\n| Senior status | August 11, 2025<sup>[2](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/news/hon-daniel-d-crabtree-assumes-senior-status-august-11-2025)</sup> |\n| Born | 1956 in Kansas City, Missouri<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup> |\n| Education | B.A., Ottawa University, 1978; J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, 1981<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup> |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nCrabtree was born in 1956 in [Kansas City, Missouri](https://www.edgepedia.org/kansas-city-missouri).<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup> He is a lifelong resident of [Kansas City, Kansas](https://www.edgepedia.org/kansas-city-kansas).<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup> He graduated from [Ottawa University](https://www.edgepedia.org/ottawa-university) in 1978 and received his law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1981.<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup>\n\n## Legal career\n\nCrabtree spent his entire pre-judicial career in private practice with the same firm, Stinson Leonard Street LLP and its predecessor, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, practicing for 32 years.<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup> He practiced in Leawood, Kansas, from 1981 to 2002, and in Kansas City, Missouri, from 2002 to 2014.<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup> He represented businesses and business owners in commercial and antitrust cases, and served as General Counsel for the [Kansas City Royals](https://www.edgepedia.org/kansas-city-royals), Kansas City's Major League Baseball team.<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup> He served on the Board of Directors of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation and the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission.<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup>\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nCrabtree was first nominated to the District of Kansas on August 1, 2013, but no Senate vote occurred on that nomination.<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup> He was renominated on January 6, 2014.<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup> The United States Senate confirmed him on April 30, 2014, by a vote of 94 to 0.<sup>[3](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1130412)</sup> He received his commission on May 1, 2014, becoming the twenty-eighth United States District Judge for the District of Kansas.<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup> He was nominated for the seat previously held by Judge John W. Lungstrum.<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup> His chambers are in the Robert J. Dole United States Courthouse in Kansas City.<sup>[1](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)</sup> He served as a member of the United States Judicial Conference Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System from 2019 to 2025, and has served as Chair of the District of Kansas Bench-Bar Committee.<sup>[2](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/news/hon-daniel-d-crabtree-assumes-senior-status-august-11-2025)</sup> He assumed senior status on August 11, 2025, and stated that he intends to continue to render substantial judicial service as a senior judge.<sup>[2](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/news/hon-daniel-d-crabtree-assumes-senior-status-august-11-2025)</sup>\n\n## Notable cases\n\n**EpiPen antitrust litigation.** Crabtree has managed the multidistrict litigation concerning Mylan NV's pricing practices for its EpiPen product, as well as a separate case alleging that the company monopolized the market.<sup>[4](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/antitrust/know-your-judge-daniel-crabtree-overseeing-the-epipen-case)</sup> The consolidated cases allege that Mylan raised the price of EpiPens by various means in violation of antitrust, consumer protection, and merchandising laws.<sup>[4](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/antitrust/know-your-judge-daniel-crabtree-overseeing-the-epipen-case)</sup>\n\n**2022 Kansas election equipment lawsuit.** In October 2022, Crabtree denied a request by six Kansas plaintiffs to ban the use of drop boxes and electronic voting machines in the November 8 general election.<sup>[5](https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2022-10-20/federal-judge-rejects-kansas-lawsuit-seeking-to-ban-drop-boxes-and-electronic-voting-machines)</sup> In a 12-page ruling, he wrote that the plaintiffs' claims were \"long on suspicion, contingency and hypothesis, but short on facts.\"<sup>[5](https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2022-10-20/federal-judge-rejects-kansas-lawsuit-seeking-to-ban-drop-boxes-and-electronic-voting-machines)</sup> He asked, \"What facts provide an inference that there's a 'significant risk' that this will happen? And how would a court order banning use of voting machines and drop boxes spare these evils? Plaintiffs provide no cogent or even plausible answer for those questions.\"<sup>[5](https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2022-10-20/federal-judge-rejects-kansas-lawsuit-seeking-to-ban-drop-boxes-and-electronic-voting-machines)</sup> Crabtree wrote that it would be inappropriate for a federal court to change election rules so close to an election, and that \"Kansas's popularly elected leaders have chosen processes and methods to use in the state's elections.\"<sup>[5](https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2022-10-20/federal-judge-rejects-kansas-lawsuit-seeking-to-ban-drop-boxes-and-electronic-voting-machines)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Senior Judge Daniel D. Crabtree](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/content/senior-judge-daniel-d-crabtree)\n2. [Hon. Daniel D. Crabtree Assumes Senior Status August 11, 2025](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/news/hon-daniel-d-crabtree-assumes-senior-status-august-11-2025)\n3. [Roll Call RS1130412](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1130412)\n4. [Know Your Judge: Daniel Crabtree Overseeing the EpiPen Case](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/antitrust/know-your-judge-daniel-crabtree-overseeing-the-epipen-case)\n5. [Federal judge rejects Kansas lawsuit seeking to ban drop boxes and electronic voting machines](https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2022-10-20/federal-judge-rejects-kansas-lawsuit-seeking-to-ban-drop-boxes-and-electronic-voting-machines)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States district court judges › Surnames C*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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