Kay Bailey Hutchison: “I am proud to support Randy Crane's nomination to be a Federal judge for the Southern District of Texas. Texas' Southern…”

“I am proud to support Randy Crane's nomination to be a Federal judge for the Southern District of Texas. Texas' Southern District has the third highest number of filings of criminal cases in the country. It is tremendously overburdened. The nonpartisan Judicial Conference of the United States has designated the court as a 'judicial emergency.' Randy Crane has an outstanding record of academic qualifications, legal experience, and public service to make him an excellent Federal judge. He has been unanimously approved by the American Bar Association. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Randy Crane received his law degree with honors at the University of Texas School of Law at the age of 22. He is currently a partner with one of the outstanding law firms of Texas, Atlas & Hall, a law firm in McAllen, TX. He has been active in the State bar of Texas and a director of the Texas-Mexico Bar Association. Randy Crane is a native of south Texas, and he is of Mexican American heritage. Randy Crane has strong relationships within the local community. He is highly respected and has been very active in McAllen.”