Edmond W. Burke

Edmond Wayne Burke (September 7, 1935 – March 31, 2020)[1] was a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from April 4, 1975, to December 1, 1993.[2] He also severed a term as chief justice from November 16, 1981, to September 30, 1984.[3]

Born in Ukiah, California, where his father was a judge, Burke received his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1964.[4] He was a judge of the Alaska Superior Court from 1970 until his appointment to the Alaska Supreme Court by Governor Jay Hammond in 1975.[4]

References
  1. "Edmond W. Burke". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. "Nine Men, Three Women On List for Supreme Court Seat". Daily Sitka Sentinel. October 25, 1993.
  3. "Historical Roster of Alaska Judicial Council Members". Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  4. "Hammond appoints Burke to Alaska Supreme Court", Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (March 13, 1975), p. 1, 3.


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