Karen Gren Scholer | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas | |
Assumed office March 6, 2018 | |
Appointed by | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Jorge Antonio Solis |
Judge of the 95th District Court of Texas | |
In office January 1,2001 –December 31,2008 | |
Succeeded by | Ken Molberg |
Personal details | |
Born | Karen Anne Gren December 2,1957 Tokyo,Japan |
Political party | Republican [1] |
Education | Rice University (BA) Cornell University (JD) |
Karen Anne Gren Scholer (born December 2,1957) [2] is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Scholer received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979 from Rice University. She received a Juris Doctor in 1982 from Cornell Law School. She started her legal career as an associate at the law firm of Strasburger &Price,LLP,where she was employed from 1982 to 1996. She was elevated to partner in 1989. From 1996 to 2000,she was a partner at the law firm of Andrews Kurth.
In 2000,Scholer was elected as a Republican to be a State District Judge for the 95th Judicial District Court of Dallas County,Texas She was re-elected without opposition in 2004,serving in this position until 2008. [1] In 2007,she also served as the presiding judge for the Dallas County Civil District Judges. From 2009 to 2013,she was a partner at the law firm of Jones Day. From 2014 to 2018,Scholer was a principal in the law firm of Carter Scholer Arnett Hamada &Mockler,PLLC,where she specialized in business litigation,complex tort litigation,and alternative dispute resolution. She was promoted to a co-managing partner in 2015. [3]
On March 15,2016,President Barack Obama agreed with U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz to nominate Scholer to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas as part of a bipartisan package of nominees which included E. Scott Frost,to the seat vacated by Judge Richard A. Schell,who assumed senior status on March 10,2015. [4] On September 7,2016,a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on her nomination. [5] Her nomination generated no controversy, [6] but the Senate had a large backlog of nominees and bills. Her nomination expired on January 3,2017,with the end of the 114th Congress.
On September 7,2017,Scholer was renominated to a district court by President Donald Trump. However,she was nominated to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas,to the seat vacated by Judge Jorge Antonio Solis,who retired on May 1,2016. [7] [8] On October 26,2017,her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote. [9] On March 1,2018,the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 96–1 vote. [10] On March 5,her nomination was confirmed by a 95–0 vote. [11] [12] She received her commission on March 6,2018, [13] and was sworn into office on March 7,2018. Scholer is the first Asian-American federal district judge in the state of Texas. [14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Karen Johnson | 37,540 | 54.68% | |
Republican | Sally Montgomery | 31,117 | 45.32% | |
Majority | 6,423 | 9.36% | ||
Total votes | 68,657 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Karen Johnson | 316,866 | 100.00% | ±0.00% | |
Majority | 316,866 | 100.00% | ±0.00% | ||
Total votes | 316,866 | 100.00% | ±0.00% | ||
Republican hold | Swing | ±0.00% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Karen Johnson | 23,400 | 100.00% | +45.32% | |
Majority | 23,400 | 100.00% | +90.64% | ||
Total votes | 23,400 | 100.00% | −65.92% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Karen Johnson | 100.00% | ±0.00% | ||
Majority | 100.00% | ±0.00% | |||
Total votes | 100.00% | ±0.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing | ±0.00% | |||
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