Karen E. Schreier

Personal

Birthday: 
1956
Birthplace: 
Sioux Falls, SD
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Female
Prior Employment: 

Law clerk, Hon. Francis Dunn, South Dakota Supreme Court, 1981-1982
Private practice, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1982-1993
U.S. attorney for the District of South Dakota, 1993-1999

Education

Name of School: 
St. Louis University
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1978
Name of School - Second: 

Saint Louis University School of Law

Saint Louis University is a Jesuit, Catholic university ranked among the top research institutions in the nation. The University fosters the intellectual and character development of more than 12,000 students on campuses in St. Louis and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818, it is the oldest university west of the Mississippi and the second oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Through teaching, research, health care and community service, Saint Louis University is the place where knowledge touches lives.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1981

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of South Dakota
Court Name: 

South Dakota District Court

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
7/7/1999