Toby Jon Crouse (born 1975)United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Toby Crouse
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of the

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. He was formerly the Solicitor General of Kansas.

Biography

Crouse graduated from

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in 1997 with a

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. He then attended the

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, where he was an articles editor of the '' Kansas Law Review''. He graduated in 2000 with a

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and was inducted into the

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. Crouse began his career as a

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to Judge

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of the

and Judge

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of the

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. He then worked at the firm Foulston Siefkin. Crouse served as Solicitor General of Kansas from January 2018 to December 2020. As Solicitor General, he argued and won two cases before the

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. Those cases are ''

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'' and '' Kansas v. Glover''. He left the

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's office after his appointment to the bench.

Federal judicial service

On May 7, 2020, President

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announced his intent to nominate Crouse to serve as a

of the

. On May 21, 2020, his nomination was sent to the

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. Crouse was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge

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, who resigned on April 1, 2020. A hearing on his nomination before the

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was held on July 29, 2020. On September 17, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote. On November 17, 2020, the

invoked cloture on his nomination by a 51–44 vote. Later that day, his nomination was confirmed by a 50–43 vote. He received his judicial commission on December 2, 2020.

Memberships

Crouse has been a member of the

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since 2019.

References

External links

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Appearances at the U.S. Supreme Court
from the

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