Attorney Brian Berger, of Saint Joseph, has been appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to serve as a judge in the Berrien County Trial Court. Berger was selected to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Thomas Nelson, and he’ll hold the post through next year, when he’ll have to stand for election. Governor Snyder says that Berger has the “skill, demeanor, and work ethic necessary to succeed on the bench.” If Berger is elected next year to the post, he’ll have to run for relection in 2018 for a full six year term.
