Hon. Annette J Berry

Hon. Annette J Berry

Third District Court

Hon. Annette J Berry was elected to the Wayne County Circuit Court Bench in November 2000, and re-elected in 2006, 2012, 2018, and 2024. Since 2013, Judge Berry has served in the Civil Division of the Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan. In 2023, Judge Berry was appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court to serve on the Wayne County Business Court and was recently re-appointed to a six-year term. She served in the Criminal Division from 2001-2013. Judge Berry received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and her Juris Doctorate from Michigan State University Law School, formerly the Detroit College of Law. In 1988, she joined the Office of the Michigan Attorney General after being appointed as an Assistant Attorney General by Attorney General Frank J. Kelly. During her distinguished career with the Department of Attorney General, Judge Berry served as Legal Counsel for the Department of Licensing and Regulation, Department of Education, Department of Consumer and Industry Affairs/Insurance and Banking Division, the Department of Secretary of State, and the Criminal Division. Judge Berry has served as past President of the Michigan Judges Association (MJA), which is comprised of Michigan Judges who serve at the Trial and Appellate level, and has served as a member of the Executive Board of Directors for nearly two decades and previously served as Chairperson for the Corrections Committee. Judge Berry currently serves on the Judicial Council of the State Bar of Michigan (SBM) and served as Chair; the Judicial Ethics Committee, State Bar of Michigan (SBM); State Bar of Michigan (SBM) Special Committee on Professionalism & Civility; as a member of the Michigan Model Civil Jury Instructions Committee and as a Delegate to the American Bar Association (ABA), Judicial Division. She previously served as a member of the Michigan Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee from 2008-2015; member of the Michigan Court Forms Committee, State Court Administrator Office (SCAO); member of the Access to Justice Policy Committee, State Bar of Michigan (SBM); and former Chairperson, Receivership Forms Committee (SCAO). Judge Berry is a Fellow with the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation and a Fellow with the Detroit Bar Association. Since 2008, Judge Berry serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, where her courses include Ethics, Criminal Law, and Comparative Criminal Justice Systems in the Criminology & Criminal Justice Program. She taught as an Adjunct Professor for the Ave Maria School of Law, Ann Arbor, Michigan Florida.

Hon. Annette J Berry's Courses

  • Class Action Litigation 101

    Litigation & Appeals

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    California MCLE Paralegal Approved 3 Total
    Alaska CLE Reciprocity 3 Total
    Alabama CLE Approved 3 Total
    Arkansas CLE Approved 3 Total
    Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
    California CLE Approved 3 Total
    Colorado CLE Approved 4 Total
    Connecticut CLE Approved 3 Total
    Delaware CLE Approved 3 Total
    Florida CLE Approved 3.5 Total
    Georgia CLE Approved 3 Total
    Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
    Iowa CLE Approved 3 Total
    Idaho CLE Approved 3 Total
    Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
    Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
    Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
    Louisiana CLE Approved 3 Total
    Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
    Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
    Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
    Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
    Mississippi CLE Approved 3 Total
    Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
    North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
    Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
    New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
    New Jersey CLE Approved 3.6 Total
    New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
    Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
    New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
    Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
    Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
    Oregon CLE Upon Request 3 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
    South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
    Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
    Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
    Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
    Virginia CLE Approved 3 Total
    Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
    Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
    Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
    West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
    Wyoming CLE Approved 3 Total
    Delaware Certified Paralegal Program Approved 3 Total
    Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 3 Total
    Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 3 Total
    Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 3 Total
    New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 3 Total
    Ohio Certified Paralegals Approved 3 Total
    NFPA Approved 0 Total
    Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division Approved 3 Total
    OnDemand
    3 Pennsylvania CLE