Edward Timothy Burke (November 5, 1870 – December 25, 1935) was an American judge who served as a justice of the

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from 1911 to 1916.

Biography

Edward Burke was born near

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. Shortly after his birth, the Burke family moved to

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. Burke later attended the

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and then after two years transferred to the

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, where he received his law degree. He was admitted to the North Dakota Bar and started a practice in Valley City. From 1901 to 1905 he served as the

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for

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. He was later elected as judge of the Fifth Judicial District of North Dakota. In 1910, he resigned his position as judge and ran in the general election for a spot on the

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, defeating Justice John Carmody. He served on the North Dakota Supreme Court until he was defeated in the election of 1916. After losing the election, he practiced law in Bismarck until 1926, when he was appointed a special investigator for the Department of Justice. He served in this role until his death in 1935.

Personal life and death

Burke married Florence E. Getchell in 1900. He died on

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1935 in

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, at age 65.

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North Dakota Supreme Court biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Burke, Edward T. Justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court North Dakota state court judges University of Minnesota Law School alumni 1870 births 1935 deaths North Dakota lawyers 20th-century American judges People from Valley City, North Dakota People from Bismarck, North Dakota

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Personal life and death

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