Randy Crane
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by voice vote, Randy Crane is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1987. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1965 · age 61
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2002
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Texas 1985 · University of Texas Law 1987
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Southern District of Texas | G.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Texas | B.A. | 1985 |
| University of Texas School of Law | J.D. | 1987 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Crane was assigned 3,676 district-court cases (1998–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 259 days across 3,293 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 413 of Crane’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 346 were affirmed, 38 reversed or vacated, and 29 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Crane authored 10 published opinions for the court (2002–2008). Most cited: Flores v. Allstate Texas Lloyd's Co. (18 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Flores v. Allstate Texas Lloyd's Co. | 278 F. Supp. 2d 810 | 18 |
| 2002 | Rain & Hail Insurance Service, Inc. v. Federal Crop Insurance | 229 F. Supp. 2d 710 | 9 |
| 2003 | Salinas v. Allstate Texas Lloyd's Company | 278 F. Supp. 2d 820 | 6 |
| 2002 | Flores v. Allstate Texas Lloyd's Co. | 229 F. Supp. 2d 697 | 6 |
| 2008 | Trevino v. Pechero | 592 F. Supp. 2d 939 | 5 |
| 2008 | CASH AMERICA ADVANCE, INC. v. Prado | 413 B.R. 599 | 4 |
| 2008 | Wyttenbach v. Commissioner | 382 B.R. 726 | 3 |
| 2006 | Maheshwari v. University of Texas-Pan American | 460 F. Supp. 2d 808 | 2 |
| 2006 | Sarmiento v. Producer's Gin of Waterproof, Inc. | 439 F. Supp. 2d 725 | 2 |
| 2008 | Casas v. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc. | 533 F. Supp. 2d 707 | 1 |
Showing the 10 most-cited of 10 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Randy Crane?
- President George W. Bush appointed Randy Crane to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 2002.
- Was Randy Crane appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Randy Crane was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Randy Crane's confirmation vote?
- Randy Crane was confirmed by voice vote on March 18, 2002. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Randy Crane on?
- Randy Crane is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).