Edward T. Burke

Edward T. Burke
Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court
In office 1911–1916
Personal details
Born	(1870-11-05)November 5, 1870 Minnesota
Died	December 25, 1935(1935-12-25) (aged 65) Illinois

Edward Timothy Burke (November 5, 1870 – December 25, 1935) was an American judge who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1911 to 1916.

Edward Burke was born on November 5, 1870, near Minneapolis, Minnesota. Shortly after his birth, the Burke family moved to Dakota Territory. Burke later attended the University of North Dakota and then after two years transferred to the University of Minnesota, where he received his law degree. Burke was admitted to the North Dakota Bar and started a practice in Valley City. From 1901-1905 he served as the State's Attorney for Barnes County. He was later elected as Judge of the Fifth Judicial District of North Dakota.^[1]

In 1900, Edward Burke married Florence E. Getchell.^[2]

Burke resigned as Judge of the Fifth Judicial District in 1910 and ran in the general election for a spot on the North Dakota Supreme Court, and he defeated Justice John Carmody. He served on the North Dakota Supreme Court until he was defeated in the election of 1916.^[1]

After losing the election, he practiced law in Bismarck until 1926, when he was appointed a Special Investigator for the Department of Justice. He served in this role until is death in 1935.^[1]

He died on Christmas Day in Flossmoor, Illinois in 1935 at age 65.^[1]

Edward T. Burke

See also[]

• North Dakota Supreme Court
• List of justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court

References[]

External links[]

• North Dakota Supreme Court biography

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