Karen Gren Scholer
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Born 1957.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 7, 2017
- Senate vote
- 95 to 0
- Confirmed
- Mar 5, 2018
- Commissioned
- Mar 6, 2018
Education
- B.A., Rice University, 1979
- J.D., Cornell Law School, 1982
Career
- Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1982-2000, 2009-2013, 2014-2018
- Judge, Texas District Court, Ninety-Fifth Judicial District, 2001-2008
- presiding judge, Dallas County civil district judges, 2007
- Arbitrator and mediator, American Arbitration Association, 2014-2018
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, March 15, 2016; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
A work of the U.S. government, not under copyright (17 U.S.C. 105).