Michael Burrage | |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma | |
| In office 1996 – March 1, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Howell Seay |
| Succeeded by | James H. Payne |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma | |
| In office June 9, 1994 – March 1, 2001 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | H. Dale Cook |
| Succeeded by | James H. Payne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Billy Michael Burrage June 9, 1950 Durant, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Nationality | American Choctaw Nation |
| Relations | Steve Burrage (brother) |
| Children | Sean Burrage |
| Education | Southeastern Oklahoma State University (BS) University of Oklahoma College of Law (JD) |
Billy Michael Burrage (born June 9, 1950) is a Native American attorney and former United States district judge who served between 1994 and 2001.
A Choctaw Nation citizen born in Durant, Oklahoma, Burrage attended the Southeastern Oklahoma State University and University of Oklahoma College of Law before entering private practice in 1974. He was appointed to all three districts of the United States district courts for Oklahoma: the Eastern, Western and Northern in 1994 by President Bill Clinton. In 1996, he became Chief Judge of the Eastern District of Oklahoma, and served all three courts until his retirement in 2001.
After his federal retirement, he returned to private practice where he's represented clients such as the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, the University of Oklahoma, the State of Oklahoma, and billionaire Harold Hamm. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2016.