Timothy M. Burgess
Timothy M. Burgess | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
| Assumed office December 31, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Beistline |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
| Assumed office January 23, 2006 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | James Keith Singleton Jr. |
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| Born | August 11, 1956 San Francisco, California |
| Political party | Republican[citation needed] |
| Education | Cañada College (AA) University of Alaska Fairbanks (BA, MBA) Northeastern University (JD) |
Timothy Mark Burgess (born August 11, 1956) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.[1] He served as the District of Alaska's U.S. Attorney from 2001 to 2005.
Education and career[]
Burgess was born in San Francisco, California.[1] He received an Associate of Arts degree from Cañada College in 1976.[1] He then attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks on a basketball scholarship, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 and a Master of Business Administration degree in 1982.[2] He received his Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law in 1987.[1] He went into private practice in Anchorage, Alaska, with the law firm then known as Gilmore & Feldman from 1987 to 1989.[3] Burgess served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Alaska from 1989 to 2001 and then as the United States Attorney until 2005.[1]
Federal judicial service[]
He was nominated by George W. Bush on July 28, 2005 to the seat on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska vacated by James Keith Singleton Jr.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 21, 2005 and received commission on January 23, 2006.[1] He became Chief Judge on December 31, 2015.
Personal life[]
Burgess and his wife, Joanne Grace, reside in Anchorage and have four children.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Burgess, Timothy Mark - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ "Senate Confirms Seven Judges in Waning Hours of Session". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. December 23, 2005.
- ^ "Senate Confirms Timothy M. Burgess as District Judge for District of Alaska". News Release. United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit. December 22, 2005.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Timothy M. Burgess". OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments". United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. November 2005.
Sources[]
- Timothy M. Burgess at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska
- Lawyers from San Francisco
- Northeastern University School of Law alumni
- United States Attorneys for the District of Alaska
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- 21st-century American judges
- University of Alaska Fairbanks alumni
- University of Alaska regents