Steven Nathan Berk (born July 2, 1959)[1] is an American lawyer and former judge.

[1] Berk earned his Bachelor of Arts from Washington University in St. Louis in 1981, Master of Science from the London School of Economics in 1982, and J.D.

[1] President Barack Obama nominated Berk on November 30, 2015, to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Harold L. Cushenberry, Jr.[2][4] On March 2, 2016, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination.

[5] The Commission subsequently determined that Berk should be involuntarily retired on November 1, 2021, due to violations of Rule 2.5, Canon 2 of the Code of Judicial Conduct for the District of Columbia and health reasons.

[6] Steven Berk is married to Jennifer Chandler Hauge, a nonprofit executive.