Karen Strombom
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| Karen Strombom | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Washington | |
| Title: | Chief Magistrate Judge |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 4/1/2003-Current |
| Personal History | |
| Bachelors: | U. of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, B.S., 1974 |
| Law School: | U. of Wisconsin-Madison, J.D., 1978 |
Karen L. Strombom is the chief magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. She was appointed to this position on April 1, 2003.[1]
Education
Judge Strombom received her B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point in 1974. She then moved to the UW - Madison, where she earned her J.D. degree in 1978.[2]
Career
Judge Strombom began her career in 1978 practicing with the law firm of Burgess, Kennedy, Fitzer & Strombom in Tacoma, Washington. She worked in this position until 1990, when she was appointed to the Pierce County Superior Court. She became a federal magistrate judge in 2003 and currently serves as the chair of the Ninth Circuit Magistrate Judges Executive Board.[2]
See also
- United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
