Timothy M. Burgess
Burgess in 2020
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska
Assumed office
December 31, 2021
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska
In office
December 31, 2015 – December 31, 2021
Preceded byRalph Beistline
Succeeded bySharon L. Gleason
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska
In office
January 23, 2006 – December 31, 2021
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJames Keith Singleton Jr.
Succeeded byvacant
Personal details
Born (1956-08-11) August 11, 1956 (age 67)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political partyIndependent
EducationCañada College (AA)
University of Alaska Fairbanks (BA, MBA)
Northeastern University (JD)

Timothy Mark Burgess (born August 11, 1956) is a senior United States district judge of the United States 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. He served as Chief Judge from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2021, the same date he assumed senior status.[1]

Personal life

Burgess and his wife, Joanne Grace, reside in Anchorage and have four children.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Burgess, Timothy Mark - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  2. ^ "Senate Confirms Seven Judges in Waning Hours of Session". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. December 23, 2005.
  3. ^ "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]
  4. ^ "Timothy M. Burgess". OurCampaigns.com.
  5. ^ "Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments". United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. November 2005.

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Legal offices Preceded byJames Keith Singleton Jr. Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska 2006–2021 Vacant Preceded byRalph Beistline Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska 2015–2021 Succeeded bySharon L. Gleason
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