Harold Burke

Harold Burke (1895-1981) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.

He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 27, 1937 to replace Harlan Watson Rippey. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 15th, and received commission on June 18th. From 1955 to 1967, he was the chief judge. Burke was succeeded in this position by Michael Telesca. On June 15, 1981, he assumed senior status, serving in this capacity until his death on July 17, 1981.^[1]

Early life and education

• Notre Dame Law School, LL.B., 1916^[1]

Professional career

• U.S. Army
• Private practice, Rochester, New York, 1920-1931
• Assistant state attorney general, New York, 1931-1934
• Corporate counsel, City of Rochester, New York, 1934-1937^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Western District of New York

Burke was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 27, 1937 to replace Harlan Watson Rippey. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 15th, and received commission on June 18th. From 1955 to 1967, he was the chief judge. Burke was succeeded in this position by Michael Telesca. On June 15, 1981, he assumed senior status, serving in this capacity until his death on July 17, 1981.^[1]

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges nominated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933-1940)
1933	Bell • Bratton • Donohoe • FitzHenry • Garrecht • Keefe • Ragon • Stone • Woodrough
1934	Allen • Bowen • Holly • Hulbert • Long • Major • Myers • Rippey • Sullivan
1935	Baldwin • Denman • Faris • Ford • Hamilton • Haney • Holmes • Mahoney • Martin • Mathews • McDuffie • Moore • Roche • A. L. Stephens • H. M. Stephens • Sweeney • Yankwich
1936	Abruzzo • Clancy • Davidson • Davis • Holland • Lederle • Leibell • Ling • Mandelbaum • Maris • Pollard • Thomas • Underwood
1937	Adair • Biggs • Black • Burke • Collet • Druffel • Edgerton • Groner • Healy • Jackson • Jenney • Kloeb • Major • McColloch • Miller • Mize • Murrah • Rice • Stephens • Sullivan • Swinford • Treanor • Trimble • Vinson • Watkins • Williams • Wyche
1938	Clark • Conger • Ford • Hamilton • Laws • Maris • McCord • Murphree • Reed
1939	Allred • Arant • Beaumont • Biddle • Black • Clark • Darr • Davies • Dobie • Douglas • Duffy • Frankfurter • Goldsborough • Huxman • Igoe • Jones • Kalodner • Kerner, Sr. • Lemley • Lumpkin • Magruder • Miller • Morris • Picard • Porterie • Roberts • Rutledge • Walker • Welsh • Whaley • Whitaker • Wilkin
1940	Bard • Barker • Barksdale • Boyd • Broaddus • Caillouet • Campbell • Dobie • Ganey • Goodrich • Harrison • Hartigan • Johnsen • Jones • Leamy • Mahoney • Martin • Murphy • Murrah • O'Connor • Oliver • Pine • Russell • Savage • Schwellenbach • Walker • Waller

v • e Federal judges nominated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1941-1945)
1941	Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski
1942	Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney
1943	Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller
1944	Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw
1945	Brown • Davis • Foley • Laws • Ridge

v • e Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
Active judges	Chief Judge: Elizabeth A. Wolford   •  Lawrence Joseph Vilardo  •  John Sinatra  •  Meredith Vacca
Senior judges	Richard Arcara  •  David Larimer  •  Charles Siragusa  •  William Skretny  •  Frank P. Geraci, Jr.  •
Magistrate judges	Leslie Foschio  •  Jeremiah McCarthy  •  Marian Payson  •  Kenneth Schroeder  •  Michael J. Roemer  •  Mark Pedersen  •
Former Article III judges	John Curtin  •  Michael Telesca  •  John Raymond Hazel  •  Simon Louis Adler  •  John Knight (New York)  •  Harlan Watson Rippey  •  Harold Burke  •  John Elfvin  •  John Henderson (New York)  •  Justin Morgan (New York)  •
Former Chief judges	Richard Arcara  •  David Larimer  •  John Curtin  •  Michael Telesca  •  John Knight (New York)  •  Harold Burke  •  John Henderson (New York)  •  Frank P. Geraci, Jr.  •