The Texas Lawbook

Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury

Trump Nominates Five for Texas Federal Judgeships

© 2017 The Texas Lawbook.

By Mark Curriden

(Sept. 7) – The Trump Administration announced Thursday morning that it has nominated five lawyers to fill opened seats on the U.S. District Courts in Texas, including two attorneys previously nominated by President Obama. The president sent the nominations to the U.S. Senate to fill two judgeships in the Northern District of Texas and one nominee for each of the Eastern, Southern and Western Districts.

Here are the nominees:

Carter Scholer principal Karen Gren Scholer has been chosen for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Scholer, a former Dallas County District judge and former litigation partner at Jones Day, also serves as co-managing partner in the Dallas law firm. Her practice focuses on complex business, tort, and other civil litigation in state and federal courts.

Mark Curriden

Mark Curriden is a lawyer/journalist and founder of The Texas Lawbook. In addition, he is a contributing legal correspondent for The Dallas Morning News.

©2026 The Texas Lawbook.

Content of The Texas Lawbook is controlled and protected by specific licensing agreements with our subscribers and under federal copyright laws. Any distribution of this content without the consent of The Texas Lawbook is prohibited.

If you see any inaccuracy in any article in The Texas Lawbook, please contact us. Our goal is content that is 100% true and accurate. Thank you.

© Copyright 2026 The Texas Lawbook
The content on this website is protected under federal Copyright laws. Any use without the consent of The Texas Lawbook is prohibited.