Federal judiciary
Karen E. Schreier
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- William J. ClintonDemocratic
- Seat
- SDD0404
- Nominated
- March 8, 1999
- Committee hearing
- June 16, 1999
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)June 24, 1999
- Senate vote
- 94–4Roll Call
- Confirmed
- June 30, 1999
- Commissioned
- July 7, 1999
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Chief Judge from
- Jan. 1, 2006until Jan. 1, 2013
- Senior status
- May 15, 2024
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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May 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Olson v. Fca US, LLC
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Jan. 20panel identified Sat on the panel in Guevara-Serrano v. Bondi
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Jan. 16
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Aug. 4, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Robert Platt v. Sodexo, S.A.
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Dec. 3, 2021panel identified Sat on the panel in Armando Nieves Martinez v. United States
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olson v. Fca US, LLC | 24-6527 | Decided | May 21, 2026 | |
| Guevara-Serrano v. Bondi | 23-4420 | Decided | Jan. 20, 2026 | |
| Diamond Sands Apartments, LLC v. Clark County Nevada | 25-2884 | Decided | Jan. 16, 2026 | Authored |
| Robert Platt v. Sodexo, S.A. | 23-55737 | Decided | Aug. 4, 2025 | |
| Armando Nieves Martinez v. United States | 19-16953 | Decided | Dec. 3, 2021 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Diamond Sands Apartments, LLC v. Clark County Nevada | Ninth Circuit | Jan. 16, 2026 |