Irene Berger confirmed to federal bench
October 27, 2009
West Virginia: Irene Berger has been confirmed by the Senate to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. She was nominated by President Obama, and is the first black judge to serve either of the West Virginia federal courts.[1]
Berger was a judge for the Kanawha County Circuit Court in West Virginia prior to her elevation to the federal bench. "Judge Berger has long been an asset on the bench in Kanawha County and I’m proud to now wish her the best as a new federal district court judge," said West Virginia Representative Shelley Moore Capito.[2]
Berger was nominated to the Southern District of West Virginia by Senators Robert Byrd and Jay Rockefeller. Byrd called her "not only an outstanding jurist, she is also an exemplary person,"[1] and Rockefeller has said she is "absolutely superb".[3]
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of West Virginia, Southern District of West Virginia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of West Virginia, Southern District of West Virginia
State courts:
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia • West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals • West Virginia Circuit Courts • West Virginia Family Courts • West Virginia Magistrate Courts • West Virginia Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in West Virginia • West Virginia judicial elections • Judicial selection in West Virginia
