Anne M. Burke

Anne Burke
Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
In office
October 25, 2019 – October 20, 2022
Preceded byLloyd A. Karmeier
Succeeded byMary Jane Theis
Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
In office
July 6, 2006 – November 30, 2022
Preceded byMary Ann McMorrow
Succeeded byJoy Cunningham
Personal details
Born
Anne Marie McGlone

(1944-02-03) February 3, 1944 (age 80)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEdward M. Burke
EducationDePaul University (BA)
Illinois Institute of Technology (JD)

Anne Marie Burke (née McGlone; born February 3, 1944[1]) is an American jurist who served on the Illinois Supreme Court from 2006 until 2022. She served a term as the chief justice from 2019 until 2022.[2] Burke had previously been appointed to the Illinois Appellate Court in 1995 and was elected to that seat in 1996. Burke was a founder of the Special Olympics in 1968. She is married to former 14th Ward Chicago Alderman Edward M. Burke, who was convicted of racketeering, bribery, and extortion on December 21, 2023.

On September 12, 2022, Burke announced her intention to resign from the Illinois Supreme Court effective November 30, 2022.[3]

  1. ^ "Anne M. Burke, Supreme Court Justice: First District". IllinoisCourts.gov. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  2. ^ StreetSpringfield, Illinois Bar Center424 S. Second; Association", "legalName":"Illinois State Bar; Center", "name":"Illinois Bar; "telephone":"1-217-525-1760"; "url":"https:\/\/www.isba.org\/"; Street ", "streetAddress":"424 S. Second; "addressLocality":"Springfield"; "addressRegion":"IL"; "postalCode":"62701-1779"} (2019-09-12). "Hon. Anne Burke to Serve as Next Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice". Illinois Lawyer Now. Retrieved 2019-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Miller, Rich (September 12, 2022). "Anne Burke to retire from Supreme Court, to be replaced by Appellate Justice Joy Cunningham". Capitol Fax. Retrieved September 12, 2022.