Barbara Brandriff Crabb

Brandriff Barbara Crabb Biography
Brandriff Barbara Crabb (born 1939) is a United States federal judge. Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Crabb earned his BA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1960 and LL.B. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1962. He runs a private practice in Madison, Wisconsin in 1962-1964. He was assistant to George Bunn at the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1968-1969, and is involved in ABA Project for Minimum Standards of Criminal Justice in 1970-1971.


He served as a judge in western Wisconsin in 1971-1979
On July 21, 1979, Crabb was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a newly created position in the western part of the Wisconsin court. He was confirmed by the Senate of the United States on October 31, 1979, and received his appointment on 2 November 1979. He served as chief judge from 1980-1996.