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title: "Toby Jon Crouse | KnowJudges"
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# Toby Jon Crouse

U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas · Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
- State: Kansas
- 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

- Federal judge serving on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, appointed by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2020
- Law clerk, Hon. Mary Beck Briscoe, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2002-2003
- Law clerk, Hon. Monti L. Belot, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, 2000-2002
- Prior work included Law clerk to Hon

### Education

- University of Kansas School of Law — J.D. (2000)
- Kansas State University — B.S. (1997)

### Additional information

- Nominated May 21, 2020, to replace Judge Carlos Murguia
- Solicitor general, State of Kansas, 2018-2020
- Private practice, Overland Park, Kansas, 2008-2020
- Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 2003-2007
- Date of birth: 1975
- Birth place: McPherson

## 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

### presentation procedure

Scope: judge specific

Judge-specific source

Evidence excerpt: During your deliberations, you must not communicate with anyone else, by any means, about the case. This means you may not use any electronic device or media ( like a phone, computer, or tablet), the I nternet, any text or instant messaging service, or any social media apps ( like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube,…

[Jury-Instructions-Civil-TC-2021.docx](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/sites/ksd/files/Jury-Instructions-Civil-TC-2021.docx)
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/9214156)
- [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/9214156)
- [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/9214156)
- [Jury-Instructions-Civil-TC-2021.docx](https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/sites/ksd/files/Jury-Instructions-Civil-TC-2021.docx)
- [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 Toby Jon Crouse](https://www.fjc.gov/node/9214156)
- [Wikidata: Toby Crouse](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93509725)

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## Federal civil docket activity

Dataset updated through 2026-06-30.

| Period | Assigned cases | Terminated cases | Median disposition (months) | Median sample |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1y | 124 | 9 | Not available | 9 |
| 2y | 282 | 64 | 4.8 | 64 |
| 5y | 669 | 416 | 7 | 416 |
| 10y | 721 | 465 | 7.3 | 465 |

Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/


## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. 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-civil-procedure.pdf). 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.