Karen Schreier
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2024 - Present
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Karen E. Schreier is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota. She joined the court in 1999 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Schreier served as the chief judge of the district court from 2006 to 2013.
On January 3, 2023, Schreier announced that she would be assuming senior status once her successor is confirmed.[1][2]
Early life and education
Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Schreier graduated from St. Louis University with her bachelor's degree in 1978 and from the Saint Louis University School of Law with her J.D. in 1981.[3]
Professional career
- 1999-Present: Judge, United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
- 2006-2013: Chief judge
- 1993-1999: United States Attorney, District of South Dakota
- 1982-1993: Private practice, Sioux Falls, S.D.
- 1981-1982: Law clerk, Hon. Francis Dunn, South Dakota Supreme Court[3]
Judicial career
District of South Dakota
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Karen E. Schreier |
| Court: United States District Court for the District of South Dakota |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 114 days after nomination. |
| Questionnaire: |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
Schreier was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota by President Bill Clinton on March 8, 1999, to a seat vacated by Richard Battey. The American Bar Association rated Schreier Unanimously Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Schreier's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 16, 1999, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on June 24, 1999. Schreier was confirmed on a recorded 94-4 vote of the U.S. Senate on June 30, 1999, and she received her commission on July 7, 1999.[3][4][5]
Noteworthy cases
Planned Parenthood challenges South Dakota 2011 abortion law (2012)
- See also: United States District Court for the District of South Dakota (Planned Parenthood MN, ND, SD v. Daugaard, et al., No. CIV. 11-4071-KES)
- See also: United States District Court for the District of South Dakota (Planned Parenthood MN, ND, SD v. Daugaard, et al., No. CIV. 11-4071-KES)
In June 2012, Judge Karen Schreier of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota permitted portions of the State of South Dakota's July 2011 abortion law to go into effect, including mandatory on-sight counseling to determine that a woman is not being coerced into having an abortion. Schreier blocked the entire law when the suit was first filed and continued to prevent the laws three-day waiting period and mandatory visits to a pregnancy crisis center from going into effect.[6]
See also
- United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
- United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Law360.com, "SD District Judge Karen E. Schreier Moves To Senior Status," accessed January 19, 2023
- ↑ United States Courts, "Future Judicial Vacancies III," accessed January 19, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Karen E. Schreier," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 130 — Karen E. Schreier — The Judiciary," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 106th Congress," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ WDIO.com "Judge Lets New South Dakota Abortion Restrictions Take Effect" 6/27/2012
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
United States District Court for the District of South Dakota 1999 |
Succeeded by Eric Schulte |
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges |
Karen Schreier • Charles Kornmann • Lawrence Piersol • Jeffrey Viken • | ||
| Magistrate judges | William D. Gerdes • Veronica Duffy • Mark Moreno • Daneta Wollmann • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Andrew Bogue • John B. Jones • Donald Porter • John Emmett Carland • Alonzo Jay Edgerton • James Douglas Elliott • Alfred Lee Wyman • John Beck • George Mickelson • Fred Nichol • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Karen Schreier • Lawrence Piersol • Richard Battey • Andrew Bogue • John B. Jones • Donald Porter • John Beck • George Mickelson • Fred Nichol • Jeffrey Viken • | ||
