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nelson cohen new york city , new york , u.s. barack obama attorney united states attorney for the district of alaska 1957 october 16 , 2009 karenlloeffler.jpg karen l. loeffler
 karen l. loeffler dartmouth college harvard law school
karen l. loeffler

karen l. loeffler -lrb- born 1957 -rrb- 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 .
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 -lrb- jd -rrb- 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 .
