District Judge, United States District Court, District of Kansas
The President nominated Toby Crouse to become a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Kansas on May 21, 2020. The Senate confirmed his nomination on November 17, 2020. President Trump signed his commission on December 2, 2020. He was sworn in December 8, 2020.
From 2018 to 2020, Judge Crouse served as the Solicitor General for the State of Kansas. In that role, he presented two arguments to the United States Supreme Court, Kahler v. Kansas, 140 S. Ct. 1021 (2020), and Kansas v. Glover, 140 S. Ct. 1183 (2020). In addition, he established a solo practice focusing on appellate and constitutional litigation.
Before representing the State of Kansas, he maintained a private practice for fifteen years. Both during law school and after graduation, he worked with and learned from the lawyers at Foulston Siefkin LLP, where he was a partner for seven years, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP, and Bremyer & Wise, LLC (now Wise & Reber, L.C.).
Following law school, Judge Crouse served as a law clerk to two federal judges. From 2002 to 2003, he clerked for the Honorable Mary Beck Briscoe of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He clerked for the Honorable Monti L. Belot of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas from 2000 to 2002.
Judge Crouse is a lifelong Kansan. He obtained his law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Kansas State University.
District Judge, United States District Court, District of Kansas
The President nominated Toby Crouse to become a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Kansas on May 21, 2020. The Senate confirmed his nomination on November 17, 2020. President Trump signed his commission on December 2, 2020. He was sworn in December 8, 2020.
From 2018 to 2020, Judge Crouse served as the Solicitor General for the State of Kansas. In that role, he presented two arguments to the United States Supreme Court, Kahler v. Kansas, 140 S. Ct. 1021 (2020), and Kansas v. Glover, 140 S. Ct. 1183 (2020). In addition, he established a solo practice focusing on appellate and constitutional litigation.
Before representing the State of Kansas, he maintained a private practice for fifteen years. Both during law school and after graduation, he worked with and learned from the lawyers at Foulston Siefkin LLP, where he was a partner for seven years, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP, and Bremyer & Wise, LLC (now Wise & Reber, L.C.).
Following law school, Judge Crouse served as a law clerk to two federal judges. From 2002 to 2003, he clerked for the Honorable Mary Beck Briscoe of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He clerked for the Honorable Monti L. Belot of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas from 2000 to 2002.
Judge Crouse is a lifelong Kansan. He obtained his law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Kansas State University.
Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Kannon is the head of our Supreme Court & Appellate practice. He has argued 39 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and has argued more than 150 appeals in courts across the country, including every federal court of appeals and numerous state courts.
Kannon is ranked as a “Star Individual” in appellate law by Chambers USA, where a client notes, “It’s hard to think of enough superlatives to describe his talent, his judgment, his ability, his experience – he is as good as it gets.” Legal 500 U.S. recognizes Kannon in its Hall of Fame for appellate work. A client shares, “His work is the best in the business, and he is a wonderful human being in addition to being a world-class appellate litigator.”
In 2024 and 2022, Kannon was a finalist for the American Lawyer’s “Litigator of the Year” award. He was named “Appellate Litigator of the Year” by Benchmark Litigation in 2021 and was a 2026 finalist for that recognition.
Before entering private practice, Kannon served as an Assistant to the Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice.
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