Karen L. Loeffler

Karen L. Loeffler (born 1957) is the current United States Attorney for the District of Alaska. She was appointed in 2009 by President Barack Obama, replacing Nelson Cohen. She is the first female US Attorney for Alaska. As one of 93 US Attorneys nationwide, she represents the United States in all civil and criminal cases within his district.She also owns a golden retriever named Grover, who is widely considered to be Alaska's cutest dog, with the possible exception of her brother's bernese mountain dog, Caleb.
Loeffler was born in New York City in 1957 and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She attended Dartmouth College, graduating magna cum laude with a degree in government in 1979. During college, she was a member of the Varsity Tennis team and the Varsity Ski team. She then attended Harvard Law School, graduating cum laude with a Juris Doctor (JD) in 1983. From 1983-1985, Loeffler was an Associate at the law firm Faegre and Benson in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1985, she moved to Anchorage, Alaska, spending one year as an Assistant Attorney General and three years as an Assistant District Attorney. She distinguished herself as a Special Assistant United States Attorney during the case United States v. Dischner and Mathisen and was offered an appointment as an Assistant United States Attorney in 1989. During this time, she has twice served as the Chief of the Criminal Division.