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family, supporters and well-wishers that the overflow crowd spilled into a second courtroom, Irene C. Berger was installed as a federaljudge on Friday. Berger, 54, who was nominated by President Obama in July and unanimously confirmed... Published: Saturday, December 12, 2009 Words: 834
Staff writer On a 96-0 vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed Kanawha Circuit Judge Irene C. Berger as a federaljudge on Tuesday. Berger will become the first black federaljudge in West Virginia's history. She has been a state judge since... Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Words: 861
said, "This is the greatest honor I have been paid since my wife said 'yes.'" Earlier this week, Obama formally nominatedBerger to become a federal district judge. The Senate must approve all presidential judicial nominations. Berger... Published: Saturday, July 11, 2009 Words: 352
at the recommendation of Sens. Robert C. Byrd and Jay Rockefeller, both D-W.Va., President Barack Obama nominatedBerger for a federal judgeship. Berger, the first black female circuit judge in West Virginia, fielded questions from... Published: Friday, October 02, 2009 Words: 290
judgeship. At the recommendation of West Virginia's two U.S. senators, Robert C. Byrd and Jay Rockefeller, President Obama nominatedBerger to fill the vacancy in the state's Southern District created when U.S. District Judge David... Published: Thursday, September 10, 2009 Words: 666
With Kanawha Circuit Judge Irene C. Berger poised to take a seat on the federal bench, county officials hosted a reception Thursday in her honor to wish her well. It didn't take long for the standing-room only crowd that packed the... Published: Friday, November 06, 2009 Words: 556
writer The committee advising Gov. Joe Manchin as he considers candidates to replace a Kanawha circuit judge who has been nominated for the federal bench has pared the applicant pool to seven names. In anticipation of her confirmation... Published: Saturday, October 24, 2009 Words: 617
to fair and impartial justice for all, and it is the good fortune of all West Virginians to have her nominated for the federal bench." Berger, a native of Berwind in McDowell County, has served for 15 years as circuit judge in Kanawha... Published: Thursday, July 09, 2009 Words: 211
and was an assistant Kanawha County prosecutor and assistant U.S. attorney before that. She would be West Virginia's first black federaljudge. Rockefeller said, "Berger has served Kanawha County with great distinction and I know she... Published: Thursday, January 08, 2009 Words: 572
the formation of a committee that will advise him on appointing a replacement for Kanawha Circuit Judge Irene C. Berger, who is apparently bound for the federal bench. The committee members are Jonathan S. Deem, the governor's general... Published: Saturday, October 10, 2009 Words: 386
