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# Laura E. Crane

Superior Court of the District of Columbia · Associate Judge

## Profile

- Court: Superior Court of the District of Columbia
- State: District of Columbia
- Role: Associate Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-29

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### recording and rebroadcasting

Scope: courtwide

Recording, photographing, or rebroadcasting a remote Superior Court hearing is not allowed.

Evidence excerpt: Audio and video recording, taking pictures of remote hearings, and sharing the live or recorded remote hearing by rebroadcasting, live-streaming, or otherwise are not allowed.

[Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)
Source checked: 2026-07-27


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/crane-laura-e)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/crane-laura-e)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/crane-laura-e)
- [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, appointed by President Joe Biden in 2022 and sworn in on January 17, 2023
- 2014–2023: Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C., later Deputy Chief of the Federal Major Crimes Section, prosecuting violent crime and firearms offenses; recipient of multiple U.S. Attorney’s Office awards
- 2012–2013: Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. James E. Boasberg, U.S. District Court for D.C
- 2010–2012: Litigation Associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York
- 2009–2010: Attorney, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C

### Education

- summa cum laude, Washington University School of Law in St. Louis — J.D. (2009)
- in English and Spanish, magna cum laude, Duke University — B.A. (2003)

### Additional information

- Nominated on July 14, 2022 to fill the seat vacated by Judge Steven N. Berk’s retirement, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 15, 2022
- 2013–2014: Senior Associate, WilmerHale, government and regulatory litigation group
- Judge Crane’s federal prosecution career earned her the U.S. Attorney’s Impact Award, Award for Exceptional Service, Team Award, and Special Achievement Award