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Irene Cornelia Berger

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Born 1954.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nominated
Jul 8, 2009
Senate vote
97 to 0
Confirmed
Oct 27, 2009
Commissioned
Nov 9, 2009

Education

  • B.A., West Virginia University, 1976
  • J.D., West Virginia University College of Law, 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

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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