berger has been with the los angeles district attorney office for over 22 years. berger was endorsed by the la times for office 158 in the 2016 election of los angeles county superior court judges. the la times stated that berger was "the best of the candidates in this particular race," and "he has a long and successful record as a prosecutor." berger was also endorsed by district attorney jackie lacey, former district attorney steve cooley, hon. elden s. fox, metropolitan news-enterprise, michael d. antonovich, supervisor 5th district, la county board of supervisors, hon. robert philibosian, district attorney la county (ret), professional peace officer's association, british-american bar association, the association of deputy district attorneys, hon. david s wesley, former judge criminal division, antelope valley press and hon. scott m. gordon, assistant supervising judge, criminal division.