Berger, Irene Cornelia Born 1954 in Richlands, VA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia Nominated by Barack Obama on July 8, 2009, to a seat vacated by David A. Faber. Confirmed by the Senate on October 27, 2009, and received commission on November 9, 2009. Education: West Virginia University, B.A., 1976 West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1979 Professional Career: Staff attorney, Legal Aid Society, Charleston, West Virginia, 1979-1982 Assistant prosecuting attorney, Office of the Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney, Charleston, West Virginia, 1982-1994 Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1994 Circuit judge of Kanawha County (Thirteenth Judicial Circuit), West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, 1994-2009