Karen Gren Scholer

Karen Anne Gren Scholer (born December 2, 1957) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Biography 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. 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.