Karen Schreier

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.

Karen Elizabeth 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
Incumbent
Assumed office July 7, 1999
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Richard Howard Battey
Personal details
Born	(1956-07-29) July 29, 1956 Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Education	Saint Louis University (A.B.) Saint Louis University School of Law (J.D.)

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] Schreier served as a judicial 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 the 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 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 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 chief judge from 2006 until 2013.[1]

References

1. "Schreier, Karen E. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
2. "Battey, Richard Howard - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
3. 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.

Legal offices
Preceded by Interim	36th United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota 1993-1999	Succeeded by Ted McBride
Preceded by Richard Howard Battey	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota 1999–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Lawrence L. Piersol	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota 2006–2013	Succeeded by Jeffrey L. Viken