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
Sioux Falls () is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 130th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into Lincoln County to the south, which continues up t ...
,
South Dakota, Schreier earned an
Artium Baccalaureus
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degree from
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississip ...
in 1978 and a
Juris Doctor
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and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from the
Saint Louis University School of Law in 1981.
Career
Schreier worked as a
judicial law clerk for
South Dakota Supreme Court Justice
Francis G. Dunn
Francis G. Dunn was a justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court from 1973 to September 7, 1985, serving as Chief Justice from 1974 to 1978.
Early life and education
Born in Scenic, South Dakota, graduated the University of South Dakota School of ...
from 1981 until 1982.
[ 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
The United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota is the United States Attorney responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
By statute, the U.S. Attorney is re ...
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.[
]
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
Richard Howard Battey (October 16, 1929 – May 6, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
Education and career
Battey was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota. After attending ...
, who had taken senior status on January 1, 1999.[U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes]
''senate.gov'' Schreier served as Chief Judge
A chief judge (also known as presiding judge, president judge or principal judge) is the highest-ranking or most senior member of a lower court or circuit court with more than one judge. According to the Federal judiciary of the United States, th ...
from 2006 until 2013.[
]
See also
* List of first women lawyers and judges in South Dakota
References
Sources
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1956 births
Living people
People from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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 American women judges
21st-century American women judges