Karen Schreier
Karen Elizabeth Schreier | |
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| 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 Battey |
| 36th United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota | |
| In office 1993–1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 29, 1956 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Education | Saint Louis University (A.B., J.D.) |
Karen Elizabeth Schreier (born July 29, 1956) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota and was the 36th United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota.
Early life and education[]
Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Schreier earned an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Saint Louis University in 1978 and a Juris Doctor from the Saint Louis University School of Law in 1981.[1]
Career[]
Schreier worked as a judicial law clerk for South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Francis G. Dunn from 1981 until 1982.[1] Schreier worked in private law practice in Sioux Falls from 1982 until 1993. She then became the United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota in 1993. She became the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney in South Dakota and served in that capacity until her appointment to the federal bench in 1999.[1]
Federal judicial service[]
On March 8, 1999, President Bill Clinton nominated Schreier to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota to replace Richard 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 Chief Judge from 2006 until 2013.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Schreier, Karen E. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ "Battey, Richard Howard - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes, senate.gov
Sources[]
- Karen Schreier at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1956 births
- Living people
- People from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- 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
- 20th-century American judges
- 21st-century American judges
- 20th-century women judges
- 21st-century women judges
- 21st-century American women