Mr. Berta is a former judge in the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division. Mr. Berta first obtained the position of judge at the age of 37. During his tenure as judge, Mr. Berta formulated a juvenile mental health court, one of only 11 such specialized dockets in the State of Ohio. He has served as an administrative judge, being responsible for over 200 employees and a 12.1 million dollar budget. While a judge, Mr. Berta presided over hundreds of contested trials and hearings. These areas include cases in the areas of, but not limited to, child custody, divorce and annulment, child support, juvenile delinquency, adult crime proceedings and contested wills. Mr. Berta also sat at the Ohio Supreme Court Domestic Relations Rules Committee.