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Karen Scholer's Biography

Contact Information

Office

1100 Commerce Street, Chambers 1654, Courtroom 1632
Dallas, TX 75242

Full Name:

Karen Gren Scholer

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

1957

Birth Place:

Tokyo, Japan

JD, Cornell University Law School, 1982

BA, Rice University, 1979

No political experience information on file.

Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2018-present

Former Principal/ Co-Managing Partner, Carter Scholer Arnett Hamada & Mockler, Professional Limited Liability Company

Former Litigation Partner, Jones Day

Partner, Carter Scholer Professional Limited Liability Company, 2014-2018

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, March 5, 2018

Nominated by President Donald J. Trump, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, September 7, 2017

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, March 15, 2016

Partner, Jones Day, 2009-2013

Temporary Justice, Tenth Court of Appeals, 2013

Judge, Ninety-Fifth Judicial District, Texas District Court, 2001-2008

Presiding Judge, Dallas County Civil District Judges, Texas District Court, Ninety-Fifth Judicial District, 2007

Partner, Andrews & Kurth Limited Liability Partnership, 1996-2000

Associate/Partner, Stasburger & Price Limited Liability Partnership, 1982-1996

Member, Attorneys Serving the Community, 2002-present

Member, Dallas Asian American Bar Association, 1993-present

Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, 1993-present

Member, AAA Roster of Neutrals (Arbitrators), present

Member, Collin County Bar Association, present

Member, Dallas Bar Association, present

Life Benefactor Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation, present

Member, State Bar of Texas, present

Arbitrator/Mediator, American Arbitration Association, 2014-2018

Master, Mac Taylor American Inn of Court, 2001-2009

Member, Board of Directors, Association of Rice Alumni, 2004-2007

Member, Executive Board, The Cornell Law Association, 2003-2007

Awards:

Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ (5.0 out of 5) Peer Review Rating
Listed as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Texas by Thomson Reuters' Super Lawyers®, 2012-2013
Selected for inclusion in Thomson Reuters' Super Lawyers® (Texas), 2011-2015
Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in Commercial Litigation, 2012-2016
Named to D Magazine Best Lawyers for Business Litigation, 2011-2015
Named to D Magazine Best Women Lawyers, 2010
Dallas Asian American Bar Association Lifetime Achievement Award, 2008
DFW Asian American Citizens Council
Role Model Award for "Outstanding Public & Community Service," 2001
Civil Servant of the Year Award, 2007
You Are Always Here for Us Award, 2008
Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce Judicial Excellence Award, 2004
State Bar of Texas APIS Award, 2005
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Trailblazer Award, 2006
Dallas Women Lawyers Association Louise B. Raggio Award, 2007
Girls, Incorporated "She Knows Where She's Going Award," 2004

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