Harold P. Burke | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York | |
In office June 15, 1981 – July 17, 1981 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York | |
In office 1955–1967 | |
Preceded by | John Knight |
Succeeded by | John Oliver Henderson |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York | |
In office June 18, 1937 – June 15, 1981 | |
Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Harlan W. Rippey |
Succeeded by | Michael Anthony Telesca |
Personal details | |
Born | Harold Peter Burke[1] June 6, 1895 Rochester, New York |
Died | July 17, 1981 Rochester, New York | (aged 86)
Education | Notre Dame Law School (LL.B.) |
Harold Peter Burke (June 6, 1895 – July 17, 1981) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York from 1937 to 1981 and its Chief Judge from 1955 to 1967.