Barbara Ann Crancer
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Barbara Ann Crancer (born 1938), is a former St. Louis County (Missouri) Associate Circuit Court Judge and is the daughter of former Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa
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Crancer was born in Detroit, Michigan
to James Riddle Hoffa and Josephine (Poszywak) Hoffa. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Albion College
(Michigan) in 1960, and a Juris Doctor
Degree from Washington University School of Law
(Missouri). Crancer served as a private practice lawyer in St. Louis through 1989 when she was appointed Legal Advisor and then Administrative Law Judge for Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation, serving until 1992. In July 1992, Crancer was appointed to Associate Circuit Judge for St. Louis County, Missouri. Judge Crancer retired as an Associate Circuit Judge in March 2008, but in March 2009, Judge Crancer agreed to serve as an Assistant Attorney General to the Attorney General for the State of Missouri, Chris Koster, as Chief Counsel of the Division of Civil Disability and Workers Rights.
Her younger brother is James P. Hoffa
, current president of the Teamsters Union. While the siblings grew up in Detroit, the Hoffa family also spent time at their summer cottage in Lake Orion, Michigan
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Jimmy Hoffa
James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffa was an American labor union leader....
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Crancer was born in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
to James Riddle Hoffa and Josephine (Poszywak) Hoffa. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Albion College
Albion College
Albion College is a private liberal arts college located in Albion, Michigan. Related to the United Methodist Church, it was founded in 1835 and was the first private college in Michigan to have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. It has a student population of about 1500.The school's sports teams are...
(Michigan) in 1960, and a Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
Degree from Washington University School of Law
Washington University School of Law
Washington University School of Law , is a private American law school located in St. Louis, Missouri. The law school is one of the seven graduate and undergraduate schools at Washington University in St. Louis....
(Missouri). Crancer served as a private practice lawyer in St. Louis through 1989 when she was appointed Legal Advisor and then Administrative Law Judge for Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation, serving until 1992. In July 1992, Crancer was appointed to Associate Circuit Judge for St. Louis County, Missouri. Judge Crancer retired as an Associate Circuit Judge in March 2008, but in March 2009, Judge Crancer agreed to serve as an Assistant Attorney General to the Attorney General for the State of Missouri, Chris Koster, as Chief Counsel of the Division of Civil Disability and Workers Rights.
Her younger brother is James P. Hoffa
James P. Hoffa
James Phillip Hoffa is an attorney and labor leader and the General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Hoffa was first elected during December 1998 and took office on March 19, 1999...
, current president of the Teamsters Union. While the siblings grew up in Detroit, the Hoffa family also spent time at their summer cottage in Lake Orion, Michigan
Lake Orion, Michigan
Lake Orion is a village in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,973 at the 2010 census. "Lake Orion" is often used to describe both the village and the much larger Orion Township, of which the village is a part....
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