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