Laura E. Crane (born June 4, 1981) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia since 2023.

[2] From 2010 to 2012, Crane worked as an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City.

[3][4] On July 14, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Crane to be a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

[3][5] Biden nominated Crane to the seat vacated by Judge Steven N. Berk, who retired on November 1, 2021.

[6] On September 21, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.