Terrence G. Berg

Terrence George Berg (born August 1959) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Biography Berg was born in Detroit, and raised in Madison Heights, Michigan until he was 8 years old. His family moved to Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan where he graduated from Grosse Pointe South High School in 1977.

Berg taught courses at the U.S. Department of Justice's National Advocacy Center, in Columbia, South Carolina and the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He has been a trainer for various prosecuting attorney’s associations. He taught a Computer Crime Seminar and also Trial Practice from 1994-2012 as an adjunct professor for the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.

He worked in the Michigan Attorney General office under Jennifer Granholm. His special interest there was “a unit dedicated to fighting Internet crime in Michigan.” Berg offered that, “When I was a prosecutor, I always enjoyed the fraud cases, because it was a more complicated investigation and you had to prove the person had the intent to commit a crime.” He thereafter returned to the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Michigan.

During his confirmation, he was candid about his views on the judicial role.

Federal judicial service

On April 25, 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Berg to be a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, to the seat vacated by Judge Arthur J. Tarnow. His nomination was forwarded by the Senate Judiciary Committee to the full United States Senate on July 12, 2012. The United States Senate voted to confirm Berg in a voice vote on December 6, 2012. He received his commission on December 7, 2012. The FBI offered a $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the shooting. Berg underwent surgery to repair the damage to his leg.

After a period of intense rehabilitation for his knee, Judge Berg returned to service. He has since been involved in charitable events.