--- title: "Marcia A. Crone | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marcia-a-crone" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Marcia A. Crone U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas - State: Texas - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, E.D. Texas, 2003-present - Marcia Ann Cain Crone is an American federal judge serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas since October 3, 2003 - 2003–present: Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Nominated: May 1, 2003, by President George W. Bush Confirmed: September 30, 2003, by the U.S. Senate, 91–0 vote Commissioned: October 3, 2003 - U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1992-2003 ### Education - B.A. in 1973, University of Texas at Austin J.D. in 1978, University of Houston Law Center ### Additional information - data, Crone has handled over 4,700 district court cases since 1988, with a median case resolution time of about 232 days. - Private practice, Houston, TX, 1978-1992 - 1978–1992: Private practice in Houston, Texas - Born: December 12, 1952, in Dallas, Texas - Date of birth: 1952-01-01 - Of 224 appellate reviews, 185 were affirmed. - Barnhart. - Her caseload includes civil rights, contract, personal injury, and criminal matters. - She authored 59 published opinions, most cited being Bornette v. - Birth place: Dallas, TX ## 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 ### courtroom technology Scope: judge specific Judge-specific source Evidence excerpt: (2) Access at Other Times Counsel needing access to the courtroom to set up equipment or exhibits before or after the standard hours must arrange in advance with the court administrator to have the courtroom opened. (3) Equipment (A) The courtroom is equipped with an overhead projector; sound and video equipment; input for laptops at… [MC-83%20%2810.16.25%29.pdf](https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/MC-83%20%2810.16.25%29.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392021) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392021) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392021) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/764/marcia-a-crone/) - [MC-83%20%2810.16.25%29.pdf](https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/MC-83%20%2810.16.25%29.pdf) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/764/marcia-a-crone/) - [Wikidata: Marcia A. Crone](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6757076) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marcia-a-crone", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marcia-a-crone", "name": "Marcia A. Crone | KnowJudges", "description": "Marcia A. Crone, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-09", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marcia-a-crone#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marcia-a-crone#judge", "name": "Marcia A. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.