About Irene C. Berger
Born 1954. Irene C. Berger is an American lawyer and judge.
Irene Cornelia Berger (born September 27, 1954) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Early life and education
A native of Faraday in McDowell County, West Virginia, Berger graduated from West Virginia University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and from West Virginia University College of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1979.
Career
After graduating from law school, Berger worked as a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Charleston, where her clients largely were low-income individuals facing domestic, consumer and tenant-landlord disputes. She received her commission on November 9, 2009. She is the first African-American female federal judge in West Virginia's history.
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Irene C. Berger was born on 27 September 1954 in Faraday.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Irene C. Berger. https://biography.guide/irene-c-berger/
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