Richard E. Burke (Connecticut)

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Richard E. Burke

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New Haven District Superior Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2025

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Education

Bachelor's

Marquette University

Graduate

University of Miami

Law

Tulane University

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Richard E. Burke is a judge on the New Haven District Superior Court in Connecticut. He was appointed to the bench 2001 by Governor John Rowland.

Education

Burke earned an undergraduate degree from Marquette University. He was awarded a J.D. from Tulane University in 1974 and an LL.M. from the University of Miami.

Career

• 2001-Present: Judge, New Haven District Superior Court
• 1986-2001: Judge of Probate, State of Connecticut
• 1985-2001: Magistrate, State of Connecticut
• 1980-2001: Attorney in private practice, Connecticut
• 1974-1980: Attorney in private practice, New York, New York

Awards and associations

• Co-author: Connecticut Real Property Law
• Past officer: National College of Probate Judges
• Former regional coordinator: Executive Committee of the Probate Assembly, Connecticut
• Former chair, Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee, Judicial Division, American Bar Association

See also

• Connecticut Superior Court
• Judicial selection in Connecticut

External links

• State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

Footnotes

Connecticut courts

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Federal courts:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Connecticut • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Connecticut

State courts:

Connecticut Supreme Court • Connecticut Appellate Court • Connecticut Superior Court • Connecticut Probate Courts

State resources:

Courts in Connecticut • Connecticut judicial elections • Judicial selection in Connecticut