Marcia A. Crone

Marcia A. Crone
Judge on United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Incumbent
Assumed office October 3, 2003
Nominated by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Seat established on November 2, 2002 by 116 Stat. 1758 (temporary)
Magistrate Judge on United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
In office 1992–2003
Personal details
Born	1952 (age 63–64) Dallas, Texas
Alma mater	University of Texas at Austin University of Houston Law Center

Marcia Ann Cain Crone (born 1952) is an American lawyer and judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. She joined the court in 2003 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.

Early life and education

Crone was born in 1952 in Dallas, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA in 1973 and from University of Houston Law Center ^[1] with a J.D. in 1978.

Legal career

Crone started her legal career in private practice in Houston, Texas from 1978 to 1992. She later became a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 1992 and stayed in this position until being nomination to the federal bench in 2003.

Federal Judicial Career

President George W. Bush nominated Crone on May 1, 2003, to a new seat created by 116 Stat. 1758. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 30, 2003, and received her commission on October 3, 2003.

On October 4, 2016, Judge Crone entered a nationwide injunction blocking President Barack Obama’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule, known to its opponents as the blacklisting rule.^[2] Judge Crone found the Due Process Clause and Free Speech Clause of the United States Constitution forbid the President from requiring federal contractors to disclose mere allegations that the contractor had violated labor laws.^[2]

Sources

• Marcia A. Crone at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

References

1. "Houston Laws".
2. Trottman, Melanie (25 October 2016). "Construction Trade Group Wins Injunction Blocking U.S. Federal Workplace Rule". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 October 2016.