Joseph Burke
Military Person
1888 – 1990
Who was Joseph Burke?
Joseph Burke was the longest-tenured judge in the history of the Illinois Appellate Court.
Judge Burke was born in Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland in 1888, son of Patrick Burke. His family emigrated to America in 1895, going through Ellis Island and then on to Chicago where they settled on the Near West Side.
Burke worked as a newsboy, selling the Chicago Daily News for eight years. He graduated from DePaul Law School in 1909 and began practicing law in 1911.
In 1917 he enlisted in the United States Army, serving in France during World War I and rising to the rank of first lieutenant.
After the war, he organized the American Legion's Blackhawk Post and was its first commander.
Burke was elected to the municipal court in 1922. In 1930 he was appointed a circuit judge, and was permanently assigned to the Illinois Appellate Court in 1939.
He served on the Appellate Court until 1976, retiring as chief justice for the 1st District Appellate Court.
His last public appearance was in April 1988 at age one hundred when he threw out the first pitch at the Chicago White Sox game on Opening Day. Joseph was a lifelong fan of the White Sox and was even buried in his White Sox uniform.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Mar 2, 1888
- Education
- DePaul University College of Law
- Died
- Jan 31, 1990
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Joseph Burke." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 11 Jun 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/biography/joseph-burke/m/05zshf_>.
Discuss this Joseph Burke biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In