--- title: "Nancy Berger | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nancy-berger-15906" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Nancy Berger Texas 322nd Judicial District Court · Presiding Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 322nd Judicial District Court - State: Texas - Role: Presiding Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, 322nd District Court (2007–present) - Judge Nancy L. Berger is a long‐time judge of Texas’s 322nd District Court in Tarrant County, presiding over family law cases, and has served in that role since 2007. - Nancy Berger has been Judge of the 322nd District Court (a family court serving all of Tarrant County, Texas) since January 1, 2007. - Prior to her judicial role, Berger practiced law in private practice in Tarrant County from 1994 to 2007 - Presiding Judge, Texas 322nd Judicial District Court, ?-present ### Education - Texas Wesleyan University School of Law — J.D. (1994) - University of Central Oklahoma, Accounting/Secretarial Science — B.S. ### Additional information - Certified Public Accountant (Texas & Oklahoma since 1972) and former Certified Fraud Examiner - She was re‐elected in 2014 after winning the Republican primary and the general election without opposition. - Sole practitioner in family law and related areas (1994–2007) - focusing on family law, probate, estate planning, elder law, personal injury, bankruptcy, and other civil matters. - Prior to becoming a judge, Berger was an attorney in private practice. - Admitted to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas – Fort Worth Division - The court handles matters involving families and children, including divorce, custody, guardianship, and related cases. - Member of the State Bar of Texas, Texas Family Law Section, and various local bar associations ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote appearances Scope: statewide In civil district and county court proceedings, the court may permit or require electronic participation after appropriate notice; compelled electronic participation for oral-testimony proceedings requires good cause or party agreement, and a jury trial requires party agreement. Evidence excerpt: Upon appropriate notice by a party or the court, a court may allow or require a participant to appear at a court proceeding by videoconference, teleconference, or other available electronic means, except as otherwise provided in (2). [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### civil recording and broadcasting Scope: statewide Civil district and county trial courts may permit courtroom recording or broadcasting only under Supreme Court guidelines, with the required party and witness consent, or for ceremonial proceedings. Evidence excerpt: A trial court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of proceedings in the courtroom only in the following circumstances: [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15906/nancy-berger/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15906/nancy-berger/) - [Texas 322nd Judicial District Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15906/nancy-berger/) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15906/nancy-berger/) - [Nancy Berger - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Nancy_Berger) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nancy-berger-15906", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nancy-berger-15906", "name": "Nancy Berger | KnowJudges", "description": "Nancy Berger, Texas 322nd Judicial District Court. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-a5f587f769df9f3231ef4f9a) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.