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Irene Cornelia Berger

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Irene Cornelia Berger serves on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Oct 27, 2009 by a 97–0 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Barack Obama
Confirmed
Oct 27, 2009
Senate vote
97–0
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1954

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West VirginiaBarack Obama · Oct 27, 2009

Education

  • West Virginia UniversityB.A., 1976
  • West Virginia University College of LawJ.D., 1979

Career

Staff attorney, Legal Aid Society, Charleston, West Virginia, 1979-1982; Assistant prosecutor, Kanawha County, West Virginia, 1982-1994; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of West Virginia, 1994; Judge, West Virginia Circuit Court, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, 1994-2009

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