Karen E. Schreier at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
- Jurisdiction
- South Dakota · Federal
- Judicial service
- July 7, 1999–present
Karen E. Schreier
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- U.S. attorney for the District of South Dakota, 1993-1999
- Private practice, Sioux Falls, SD, 1982-1993
- Law clerk, Hon. Francis Dunn, South Dakota Supreme Court, 1981-1982
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. South Dakota, 1999-present
Education
- Saint Louis University · A.B., 1978
- Saint Louis University School of Law · J.D., 1981
Personal record
Born 1956 · Sioux Falls, SD
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
December 14, 2018 . COURTROOM TECHNOLOGY : In an effort to keep up with evolving technology, all courtrooms in the District of South Dakota now feature high definition video evidence presentation equipment. This equipment can facilitate presentations that offer clearer and easier-to-understand information and is simple to use.Attorney Newsletter December 2018 | District of South Dakota | United States District Court ↗
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
1 COURTROOM TECHNOLOGY MANUAL FOR ATTORNEYS United States District Courthouse Rapid City, South Dakota EVIDENCE PRESENTATION SYSTEMS: Evidence presentation systems are available in both the second and third floor courtrooms utilized by Chief Judge Karen E. Schreier, District Judge Andrew W.CourtroomTechnologyManual_RC.pdf ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390961CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2870/karen-e-schreier/Attorney Newsletter December 2018 | District of South Dakota | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.sdd.uscourts.gov/attynews20181214CourtroomTechnologyManual_RC.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.sdd.uscourts.gov/sites/sdd/files/CourtroomTechnologyManual_RC.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courtsFederal Judicial Center — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Identity source · TEXT · checked September 8, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/history/judges.csv