Hon. Karen S Crawford

Hon. Karen S Crawford

U.S. District Court of the Southern District of California

Hon. Karen S Crawford was appointed as a Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of California in March 2012. Previously, she was a partner at Duane Morris LLP, and litigation chair in their San Diego office. Before entering private practice, Judge Crawford served as a trial attorney in the Civil Division, Torts Branch in Washington, D.C. where she received the Director's Award for outstanding service. Thereafter, she was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office in San Diego. Judge Crawford served as the secretary and member of the Board of the American Inns of Court Foundation. She is the past president of the Louis M. Welsh American Inn of Court and current president of the J. Clifford Wallace American Inn of Court. In 1998, Judge Crawford received the A. Sherman Christensen Award in recognition of inspiring leadership with the American Inns of Court movement and committed efforts to improve the American legal profession. She was recently honored to receive the 2024 American Inns of Court Ninth Circuit Professionalism Award in recognition of her dedication to mentoring law students and lawyers.

Hon. Karen S Crawford's Courses

  • May it Please the Court: Professionalism and the Bench

    Ethics & Specialty Credits

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Alaska CLE Reciprocity 1 Total
    Arizona CLE Approved 1 Total
    California CLE Approved 1 Total
    Colorado CLE Approved 1 Total
    Connecticut CLE Approved 1 Total
    Delaware CLE Approved 1 Total
    Florida CLE Approved 1 Total
    Hawaii CLE Approved 1 Total
    Iowa CLE Approved 1 Total
    Idaho CLE Approved 1 Total
    Illinois CLE Approved 1 Total
    Louisiana CLE Approved 1 Total
    Maine CLE Approved 1 Total
    Minnesota CLE Approved 1 Total
    Missouri CLE Approved 1.2 Total
    Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1 Total
    Mississippi CLE Approved 1 Total
    Montana CLE Approved 1 Total
    North Dakota CLE Approved 1 Total
    Nebraska CLE Approved 1 Total
    New Hampshire CLE Approved 1 Total
    New Mexico CLE Approved 1 Total
    Nevada CLE Approved 1 Total
    New York CLE Approved 1 Total
    Ohio CLE Approved 1 Total
    Oklahoma CLE Approved 1 Total
    Oregon CLE Approved 1 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1 Total
    Tennessee CLE Approved 1 Total
    Texas CLE Approved 1 Total
    Utah CLE Approved 1 Total
    Vermont CLE Approved 1 Total
    Washington CLE Approved 1 Total
    Wisconsin CLE Approved 1 Total
    West Virginia CLE Approved 1.2 Total
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    1 Pennsylvania CLE