Background
Burke, Thomas Joseph was born on October 24, 1896 in Rolla, North Dakota, United States. Son of John and Mary (Keane) Burke.
Burke, Thomas Joseph was born on October 24, 1896 in Rolla, North Dakota, United States. Son of John and Mary (Keane) Burke.
Student Harvard, 1916-1917, Bachelor of Arts, 1921.
Admitted North Dakota bar, 1925. Private practice, 1925-1928. Assistant attorney general of North Dakota, 1928-1933.
Private practice, 1933-1939.
Member North Dakota Legislative Assembly, 1935-1936. Justice North Dakota Supreme Court, since 1939, re-elected 1946-1956.
In USNRAF, 1918-1919. Commissioned ensign, March 1919.
Member American, North Dakota bar associations, American Legion.
Married Louise Copenhaver, February 18, 1937. Children: Mary Louise, Elizabeth Ann, John.