Crawford was born in 1954 in
Ann Arbor, Michigan. He received a
Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in 1977 from
Yale University. He received a
Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1980 from
Harvard Law School. He began his legal career as a
law clerk to Judge
Albert Wheeler Coffrin of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont from 1980 to 1981. From 1981 to 1984, he was an associate at the law firm of Burlingham, Underwood & Lord in
New York City and from 1984 to 1987, he was an associate at the law firm of Manchester & O'Neill in
Vermont. From 1987 to 2002, he was a partner with
Jerome O'Neill at the law firm of O'Neil, Crawford & Green. He served as a judge of the
Vermont Superior Court from 2002 to 2013. In 2013 he succeeded
Brian L. Burgess as an associate justice of the
Vermont Supreme Court, and he served until 2014.
Federal judicial service On May 20, 2014, President
Barack Obama nominated Crawford to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, to the seat being vacated by Judge
William K. Sessions III, who subsequently assumed
senior status on June 15, 2014. Crawford was recommended to President Obama, on March 24, 2014, by Senator
Patrick J. Leahy after being evaluated by a nonpartisan Judicial Selection Commission established by Senator Leahy and Senator
Bernie Sanders. A hearing on his nomination before the
United States Senate Judiciary Committee was held on June 4, 2014. On June 12, 2014 his nomination was reported out of committee by a
voice vote. On June 19, 2014
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a motion to invoke
cloture on the nomination. On June 23, 2014, the
United States Senate invoked
cloture on his nomination by a 52–32 vote. On June 24, 2014, his nomination was confirmed by a 95–0 vote. He received his judicial commission on August 4, 2014.
Harold Eaton Jr. succeed him on the Vermont Supreme Court. He served as chief judge from 2017 to 2024. He assumed
senior status on August 9, 2024. ==References==