Margaret A. Berger

Margaret A. Berger (1932 – 18 November 2010) was the Suzanne J. and Norman Miles Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School. She taught evidence, civil procedure, and the intersection of science and the law.

Biography

Berger was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1932.[1]

She attended Radcliffe College (A.B.; magna cum laude) and the Columbia University School of Law (J.D.).[2][3] She became a member of the New York bar in 1956.[4][5]

Berger was the Suzanne J. and Norman Miles Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School.[6][3] She taught evidence, civil procedure, and the intersection of science and the law at Brooklyn Law School, beginning in 1973.[5][2][3][7] She retired from teaching full time in 2008.[5]

She was the Reporter to the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Evidence.[3][2] She co-authored Weinstein's Evidence and Evidence Casebook, among other writings, and authored or co-authored 35 law review articles.[5][2][3][8]

Berger received the 1998 Francis Rawle Award from the American Law Institute/American Bar Association for outstanding contributions to post-admission legal education.[3][7][9][10]

Berger died 18 November 2010.[11][1]

References
  1. "MARGARET BERGER Obituary – New York, NY". The New York Times.
  2. Reinstein, Ronald (1999). Postconviction DNA Testing: Recommendations for Handling Requests. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 9780788188831 – via Google Books.
  3. National Research Council Policy and Global Affairs Committee on Science, Technology, and Law; Committee on Daubert Standards (19 August 2006). Discussion of the Committee on Daubert Standards: Summary of Meetings. National Academies Press. ISBN 9780309102483 – via Google Books.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Crawford, Bridget (23 November 2010). "Margaret A. Berger, 1932–2010". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. Ryan Thompson (19 November 2010). "Brooklyn Law School Professor Berger Dies". Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
  6. "CAP – Author Margaret A. Berger". cap-press.com.
  7. Law, Committee on Science, Technology, and; Affairs, Policy and Global (16 February 2009). Evaluation of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence: Letter Report. National Academies Press. ISBN 9780309130967 – via Google Books.
  8. Powder, Committee on Smokeless and Black Powder; Applications, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and; Sciences, Division on Engineering and Physical; Council, National Research (12 January 1999). Black and Smokeless Powders: Technologies for Finding Bombs and the Bomb Makers. National Academies Press. ISBN 9780309525169 – via Google Books.
  9. "Visiting Scholar to Examine the Impact of DNA Evidence on Criminal Proceedings". Office of Communications. 11 November 2003.
  10. Continuing Legal Education Journal. American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education. 19 October 1998 – via Google Books.
  11. "MARGARET BERGER Obituary - New York, New York | Legacy.com". Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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