Michael J. Burke
{{short description|American judge; Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Michael Burke
|office = Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
|term_start = March 1, 2020
|term_end = December 5, 2022
|predecessor = Robert R. Thomas
|successor = Elizabeth Rochford
|office1 = Judge of the Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court
|term_start1 = July 2008
|term_end1 = March 2020
|predecessor1=
|successor1 =
|office2 = Judge of the Illinois 18th Circuit Court
|term_start2 = 2001
|term_end2 = 2008
|predecessor2=
|successor2 =
|office3 = Associate Judge of the Illinois 18th Circuit Court
|term_start3 = 1992
|term_end3 = 2001
|predecessor3=
|successor3 =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|10|28}}
|birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|education = Northern Illinois University (BS)
John Marshall Law School, Chicago (JD)
}}
Michael J. Burke (born October 28, 1958) is an American lawyer who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois from 2020 to 2022. He was previously a judge on the Illinois Second District Appellate Court.
Early life and education
Burke was born in Chicago on October 28, 1958.{{cn|date=October 2022}} He received a Bachelor of Science magna cum laude in 1980 from Northern Illinois University and a Juris Doctor with highest distinction from UIC John Marshall Law School in 1984.{{Cite web |url=http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/AppellateCourt/Judges/Bio_Burke.asp |title=Michael J. Burke |website=www.illinoiscourts.gov |access-date=2020-02-22}} {{PD-notice}}
Legal career
Burke began his career in the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office in 1983, becoming Chief of the Special Prosecutions Unit in 1991.{{Cite web |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200210/bob-thomas-first-chief-judge-from-dupage-county-retiring-from-illinois-supreme-court |title=Bob Thomas, first chief judge from DuPage County, retiring from Illinois Supreme Court |date=February 10, 2020 |website=Daily Herald |language=en-US |access-date=February 22, 2020}}
Judicial career
He served as an associate judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit from 1992 to 2001 and as a Circuit Judge from 2001 to 2008. While serving on the Circuit Court, he was the Presiding Judge of the Misdemeanor/Traffic Division. In July 2008, he was assigned to the Appellate Court. After the 2012 death of Judge John J. Bowman,{{cite web |title=John Bowman |url=https://ballotpedia.org/John_Bowman |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=4 April 2020 |language=en}} Burke was elected in the special election to fill his seat on the Illinois 2nd appellate court district , {{cite web |title=Downloadable Vote Totals |url=http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/DownloadVoteTotals.aspx |publisher=Illinois Secretary of State |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804191200/http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/DownloadVoteTotals.aspx |archive-date=4 August 2017}} being elected to permanently serve on the appellate court through the 2020 end of Browman's unexpired term.
On February 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of Illinois appointed Burke to fill the vacancy left by Robert R. Thomas who retired effective on February 29, 2020. Burke served until December 5, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://courts.illinois.gov/Media/PressRel/2020/021020_2.pdf|title=JUSTICE ROBERT R. THOMAS ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT|publisher=Supreme Court of Illinois|date=February 10, 2020|accessdate=February 22, 2020}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200210/state-supreme-court-justice-thomas-to-retire |title=State Supreme Court Justice Thomas to retire |last=Anzel |first=Rebecca |date=February 10, 2020 |website=The State Journal-Register |language=en |access-date=February 22, 2020}}
With his residence redistricted to the Illinois Supreme Court's 3rd district from the 2nd district (which was the seat he had been appointed to), Burke is running for election in 2022 to the 3rd district seat.{{cite web |last1=Hinton |first1=Rachel |title=Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering launches bid for Illinois Supreme Court seat |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2021/8/6/22613077/highland-park-mayor-nancy-rotering-illinois-supreme-court-thomas-burke-rochford-shanes |website=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=20 August 2021 |language=en |date=6 August 2021}}
Personal life
Burke and his wife Mary Ann have four children. They live in Elmhurst, Illinois.{{cite web | url=https://www.shawlocal.com/mywebtimes/2021/09/30/i-am-not-a-judicial-activist-supreme-court-candidate-says/ | title='I am not a judicial activist,' Supreme Court candidate says | date=30 September 2021 }}
References
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External links
- {{Ballotpedia|Michael_J._Burke}}
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Category:20th-century American lawyers
Category:21st-century American judges
Category:Illinois state court judges
Category:Justices of the Supreme Court of Illinois
Category:University of Illinois Chicago School of Law alumni