Karen Gren Scholer
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2018 and confirmed by the Senate 95–0, Karen Gren Scholer is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. She earned a law degree from Cornell Law School in 1982. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1957 · age 69
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2018
- Confirmed
- 95–0
- Education
- Rice 1979 · Cornell Law School 1982
- Succeeded
- Jorge Antonio Solis
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Northern District of Texas succeeded Jorge Antonio Solis | Trump (R) | 95–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 95–0 on March 5, 2018 · 115th Congress, Roll Call 46. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 95
46 D, 47 R, 2 I
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joe Donnelly(D-IN)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Mike Enzi(R-WY)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Jeff Flake(R-AZ)
- Cory Gardner(R-CO)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Kamala Harris(D-CA)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- Dean Heller(R-NV)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- John Isakson(R-GA)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Doug Jones(D-AL)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- David Perdue(R-GA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Bernie Sanders(I-VT)
- Ben Sasse(R-NE)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Patrick Toomey(R-PA)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Did not vote · 5
1 D, 4 R
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Heidi Heitkamp(D-ND)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
Education
| Rice University | B.A. | 1979 |
| Cornell Law School | J.D. | 1982 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Scholer was assigned 3,249 district-court cases (1991–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 126 days across 2,574 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 123 of Scholer’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 104 were affirmed, 9 reversed or vacated, and 10 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Karen Gren Scholer?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed Karen Gren Scholer to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in 2018.
- Was Karen Gren Scholer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Karen Gren Scholer was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Karen Gren Scholer's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Karen Gren Scholer 95–0 on March 5, 2018.
- Which court is Karen Gren Scholer on?
- Karen Gren Scholer is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: VAE1126 (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2018)
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
See something wrong? Report an error. Fixes are logged in the corrections log.
8 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).