The Honorable Karen S. Crawford

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 has been an active participant in the American Inns of Court both nationally and locally, having 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 Inn of Court and current President of the J. Clifford Wallace Inn of Court. In 1998, she 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. Judge Crawford is also a member of the San Diego Lawyers Club and serves on the Board of Governors of the San Diego Chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers. She graduated from California Western School of Law and was honored to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2015.