The Hon. Karen C. Eiten is an associate judge for the 13th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois. She was appointed to the bench by the judges of the 13th Judicial Circuit in 2011.
The 13th Judicial Circuit includes Bureau County, Grundy County, and LaSalle County.
Prior to her appointment, Eiten worked as an attorney at Herbolsheimer, Lannon, Henson, Duncan & Reagan, a general practice law firm specializing in insurance defense and civil litigation.
Eiten earned a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University in 1980. She then completed a J.D. at DePaul University College of Law in 1983. She is admitted to practice in Illinois (1983) and Nebraska (1984).
Her memberships have included the LaSalle County Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Nebraska State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.
Eiten was born in Oak Park, Illinois.