Karen Schreier
Karen Schreier | |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota | |
| In office 2006–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Lawrence L. Piersol |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey L. Viken |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota | |
| Assumed office July 7, 1999 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Richard Howard Battey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Saint Louis University Saint Louis University School of Law |
Karen Elizabeth Schreier (born 1956) is a federal district judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
Early life and education
Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Schreier earned a bachelor's degree from Saint Louis University in 1978 and a law degree from the Saint Louis University School of Law in 1981.[1]
Schreier worked as a law clerk for South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Francis G. Dunn from 1981 until 1982.[1]
Professional career
Schreier worked in private law practice in Sioux Falls from 1982 until 1993. She then became a United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota in 1993, and served in that capacity until her appointment to the federal bench in 1999.[1]
Federal judicial service
On March 8, 1999, President Clinton nominated Schreier to be a judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota to replace Richard Howard Battey, who had taken senior status on January 1, 1999.[2] The United States Senate confirmed Schreier on June 30, 1999 as part of a package of nominees it approved in a 94-4 vote.[1][3]
Schreier served as the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota from 2006 until 2013.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Karen Schreier at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Richard Howard Battey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes, senate.gov
Sources
- Karen Schreier at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1956 births
- Living people
- People from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- American lawyers
- American women judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- Saint Louis University alumni
- Saint Louis University School of Law alumni
- United States Attorneys for the District of South Dakota