Terrence George Berg
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2012 and confirmed by voice vote, Terrence George Berg is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He earned a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1986. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1959 · age 67
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2012
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Georgetown 1981 · Georgetown Law Center 1986
- Succeeded
- Arthur J. Tarnow
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Eastern District of Michigan succeeded Arthur J. Tarnow | Obama (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Georgetown University | B.S. | 1981 |
| Georgetown University Law Center | J.D. | 1986 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Berg was assigned 2,374 district-court cases (1992–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 194 days across 1,742 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 148 of Berg’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 108 were affirmed, 20 reversed or vacated, and 20 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Terrence George Berg?
- President Barack Obama appointed Terrence George Berg to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 2012.
- Was Terrence George Berg appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Terrence George Berg was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Terrence George Berg's confirmation vote?
- Terrence George Berg was confirmed by voice vote on December 6, 2012. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Terrence George Berg on?
- Terrence George Berg is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: screenshot of video by US Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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13 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).