Background
She is the daughter of former Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa and Josephine (Poszywak) Hoffa. Crancer was born in Detroit, Michigan.
She is the daughter of former Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa and Josephine (Poszywak) Hoffa. Crancer was born in Detroit, Michigan.
Albion College; Washington University in Saint Louis.
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 Saint 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 Saint Louis County, Missouri.
Her younger brother is James P., current president of the Teamsters Union.
While the siblings grew up in Detroit, the family also spent time at their summer cottage in Orion Township, Michigan.