Background
Burke, Thomas Joseph was born on October 23, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas Joseph and Violet (Green) Burke.
Burke, Thomas Joseph was born on October 23, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas Joseph and Violet (Green) Burke.
Elmhurst College (Bachelor of Arts, 1963). Chicago-Kent College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1966). Pi Kappa Delta; Phi Delta Phi.
Member, Product Liability Advisory Council.
Bar: Illinois 1966, United States District Court (northern district) Illinois 1967, United States Court Appeals (7th circuit) 1972, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1972, United States Court Appeals (11th circuit) 1994, United States Court Appeals (6th circuit), 1995. Association, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, 1966-1974, partner, 1974. Director and president Buffalo Prairie Gang Camp.
Chicago (Vice-Chairman, 1969-1971 and Chairman, 1971-1972, Mock Jury Trials Committee), Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Illinois Defense Counsel. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Society of Trial Lawyers.
Defense Research Institute. Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.
Society of Automotive Engineers. Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine.
Trial Lawyer’s Club of Chicago.
Products Liability Defense.
Married Sharon Lynne Forke, August 29, 1964. Children: Lisa Lynne, Heather Annual.