Timothy Mark Burgess
| Timothy Mark Burgess | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
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Assumed office December 31, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph R. Beistline |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
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Assumed office January 23, 2006 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | James Keith Singleton Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Timothy Mark Burgess 1956 (age 61–62) San Francisco, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education |
Cañada College (A.A.) University of Alaska Fairbanks (B.A., M.B.A.) Northeastern University School of Law (J.D.) |
Timothy Mark "Tim" Burgess (born 1956) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.[1]
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
Burgess and his wife Joanne Grace reside in Anchorage and have four children.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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.
- ↑ "Timothy M. Burgess". OurCampaigns.com.
- ↑ "Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments". United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. November 2005.
Sources
- Timothy Mark Burgess at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by James Keith Singleton Jr. |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska 2006–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Ralph R. Beistline |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska 2015–present | |