MEET THE JUDGE
Judge Janice Berg earned a BS from Columbia University in 2003 and a JD from the University of Houston Law Center in 2008. Judge Berg believes that children need to be happy, have healthy parents but parents do not have to be married. She understands that all families are unique and while standard language may work for one family it may not work for another. Judge Berg understands divorce since being raised by a single mother and the effect it can have on children.
EDUCATION
Columbia University, NY, BS
University of Houston Law Center, Houston, TX, 2008, JD
TEXAS LICENSE DATE
11/07/2008
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE
None – As of the publication of this post.
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
None – As of the publication of this post.
PARTY AFFILIATION
Democratic Party
MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
TBD
INTERESTING FACTS
She has a dog named Tag, who is 13 years old. She is a member of several groups such as Anti-Defamation League’s Glass Leadership Institute, Civil Rights Committee and Associate Board. She also travels to D.C. to lobby for increased voting rights protections on ADL’s behalf and refugee programs.
According to the Harris County District Clerk website she has handled 116 Civil/Family cases and 1 Criminal case in Harris County since being licensed. That said, we are not including cases in other counties or those cases filed under another attorney’s bar number which can be the case when working as an associate.
COURT INFORMATION
COURT STAFF
Court Phone: (713) 274-1247
Associate Judge: Hon. Bethany Arnold
Coordinator: Victor Almendarez
Court Reporter: Karen deShetler
LOCATION
Harris County Civil Courthouse
201 Caroline, 16th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
COURT
247th Family Court Rules & Documents
HELPFUL LINKS
State Bar of Texas Family Law Section
ABA Family Law Section
Full Text of Texas Family Code (& Texas Constitution & all codes)
Note: The information above is gathered from a variety of resources. We welcome and encouraged the judges to add to the information or correct the information via the Contact page.