Karen M. Williams

Karen McGlashan Williams (née Karen Louise McGlashan, born April 16, 1963) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and a former United States magistrate judge of the same court. Early life and education Williams was born Karen Louise McGlashan on April 16, 1963, in Syosset, New York. She is the oldest of five siblings. Williams grew up in Freeport, New York, and graduated from Baldwin Senior High School. She received her Bachelor of Science from the Pennsylvania State University in 1985 and her Juris Doctor from the Temple University Beasley School of Law in 1992. Career