Margaret A. Berger

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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. ^ Jump up to: a b "MARGARET BERGER Obituary – New York, NY". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Reinstein, Ronald (1999). Postconviction DNA Testing: Recommendations for Handling Requests. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 9780788188831 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f 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. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Ryan Thompson (19 November 2010). "Brooklyn Law School Professor Berger Dies". Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
  6. ^ "CAP – Author Margaret A. Berger". cap-press.com.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b 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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