Sam A. Crow
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas | |
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Assumed office December 10, 1981 | |
| Nominated by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Frank Gordon Theis |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Sam Alfred Crow May 5, 1926 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
University of Kansas (B.A.) Washburn University (J.D.) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch |
United States Navy United States Army Reserve |
| Years of service | 1944–1945 (Navy), 1953–1954 (Army) |
| Rank |
Seaman (Navy) Colonel (Army) |
| Unit | Judge Advocate General's Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Sam Alfred Crow (born May 5, 1926)[1] is a United States federal judge.
Born in Topeka, Kansas in 1926, Crow was a seaman in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1944 to 1945. He received a B.A. from the University of Kansas in 1949 and a J.D. from Washburn University School of Law in 1952. He was in private practice in Topeka from 1952 to 1953. Initially becoming a partner at Rooney, Dickinson, Prager & Crow in Topeka, Crow returned to active duty with the United States Army Reserve JAG Corps from 1953 to 1954 before returning to private practice in Topeka from 1954 to 1975.[2]
On November 24, 1981, Crow was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas vacated by Frank G. Theis. Crow was confirmed by the Senate on December 9, 1981, and received his commission on December 10, 1981. He assumed senior status on November 15, 1996.
In 1997, Crow presided over the case Koch v. Koch Industries filed in 1985 by Bill Koch against Koch Industries, the company founded by his brothers Charles and David. The lawsuit alleged that Koch Industries improperly hid assets in a 1983 settlement with Bill Koch. A federal jury ruled in 1998 that although Koch Industries concealed some facts from shareholders, the concealed facts did not significantly affect the price of the shares. Bill Koch did not earn any damages.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Confirmation of Federal Judges: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session on the Selection and Confirmation of Federal Judges. Washington, D. C.: United States Government Publishing Office. 1982. p. 189.
- ↑ "The Honorable Sam A. Crow '52" (PDF), Washburn Lawyer, Washburn University, 41 (2), p. 15, 2003
- ↑ Schulman, Daniel (2014), Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty, New York: Grand Central Publishing, pp. 192, 197–199, 209–210, ISBN 1455518727
- Sam A. Crow at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by Frank Gordon Theis |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas 1981–1996 |
Succeeded by Carlos Murguia |