--- title: "S. Kato Crews | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/s-k-crews" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # S. Kato Crews U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado - State: Colorado - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - He then worked in private practice at Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP from 2001 to 2008, becoming a partner from 2008 to 2010 ### Education - University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law — J.D. (2000) - University of Northern Colorado — B.A. (1997) ### Additional information - Private practice, Greenwood Village, Colorado, 2011-2018 - He later co-founded Mastin Hoffman & Crews LLC (2011–2013) and worked at Hoffman Crews Nies Waggener & Foster LLP (2013–2018) - Private practice, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2001-2010 - Attorney, U.S. National Labor Relations Board, Denver, Colorado, 2000-2001 - Began his legal career as a staff attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in Denver from 2000 to 2001. - Shane Kato Crews was born in 1975 in Pueblo, Colorado, and attended Rye High School in Rye, Colorado. - focusing on labor, business, and real estate law. ## 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: courtwide Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge. Evidence excerpt: 1 COURTROOM TECHNOLOGY MANUAL FOR ATTORNEYS BYRON G. ROGERS UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE Evidence Presentation Evidence presentation is available in all courtrooms. There are 22” high definition video monitors located at the bench, counsel tables, and witness stand. [Microsoft Word - Rogers Courtroom Technology Manual](https://www.cod.uscourts.gov/Portals/0/Documents/AttInfo/Courtroom_Technology_Manual_Rogers.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/13761441) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761441) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761441) - [Microsoft Word - Rogers Courtroom Technology Manual](https://www.cod.uscourts.gov/Portals/0/Documents/AttInfo/Courtroom_Technology_Manual_Rogers.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) - [Judge S. Kato Crews](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761441) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/s-k-crews", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/s-k-crews", "name": "S. Kato Crews | KnowJudges", "description": "S. Kato Crews, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/s-k-crews#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/s-k-crews#judge", "name": "S. 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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.