| Anne M. Burke | |
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| Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 6, 2006[1] |
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| Preceded by | Mary Ann G. McMorrow |
| Judge of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District | |
| In office August 1995 – July 6, 2006 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | February 3, 1944 |
| Spouse(s) | Ed Burke |
Anne Marie McGlone Burke, SMOM[2] (born February 3, 1944) is an Illinois Supreme Court Justice for the First Judicial District (Cook County, Illinois)[3] and, along with other notables including Eunice Kennedy, is a founder of the Special Olympics.[4] Judge Burke was first appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court in 1995 and then was elected to the Appellate Court in 1996.
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Burke was born and raised on Chicago's South Side, graduating from Maria High School. While raising her children, she returned to school and received a bachelor's degree from DePaul University in 1976 and a law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1983.
She was admitted to the Illinois bar and federal Northern District of Illinois in 1983, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in 1985. She was certified for the Northern District's trial bar in 1987. The same year, Illinois Governor James R. Thompson appointed her a judge of the Illinois Court of Claims, and she was reappointed by Governor Jim Edgar in 1991. Burke was the first woman to serve on the Illinois Court of Claims.
In April 1994, she was appointed special counsel to the Governor for Child Welfare Services. In August 1995, she was appointed to the Appellate Court, First District, and was subsequently elected to that office in 1996. Upon the retirement of Justice Mary Ann G. McMorrow in 2006, she was appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court. She was elected to a full 10-year term in November 2008.
She has also chaired the lay National Review Board of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops which investigates accusations of clerical sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic church. She is a Dame of Malta.
She is married to Alderman Edward M. Burke from the 14th Ward of the Chicago City Council and Chairman of the Committee on Finance.
The Burkes have four children, Jennifer, Edward Jr., Emmett and Sarah, and one grandchild, Kelley Anne. The Burkes are licensed, active foster parents.
Anne Burke has two brothers, Jack and George McGlone, and one sister, the late Patricia Cleary.
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