Wendy Williams Berger at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- Jurisdiction
- Florida · Federal
- Judicial service
- July 29, 2019–present
Wendy Williams Berger
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Assistant general counsel and clemency aide, Gov. Jeb Bush, Florida, 2001-2005
- Professional Career: Assistant state attorney, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Florida, 1993-2000
Judicial service
- Judge, Circuit Court of the 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida, 2005-2012
- Judge, Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal, 2012-2018
- Judge, District Court, M.D. Florida, 2019-present
- Judge, 2011-2011
- Judge, District Court of Appeal of Florida, 2012-present
- Professional Career: Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Seventh Judicial Circuit, 2005-2012
- Professional Career: Judge, Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District, 2012-2019
Education
- Florida State University · BA, 1990
- Florida State University College of Law · J.D., 1992
Personal record
Born December 1, 1968 · Athens, GA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Assisted-Listening Headsets Headsets that enhance volume . Audio/Visual Players VHS and DVD players . Document Cameras (ELMO) Devices that display on a large screen a hardcopy document placed on the document camera .Courtroom Technology | Middle District of Florida | United States District Court ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/6801611CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 3, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14469/wendy-williams-berger/Courtroom Technology | Middle District of Florida | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technologyFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts