Lloyd Hudson Burke

Lloyd Hudson Burke (April 1, 1916 – March 15, 1988) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Oakland, California, Burke received an A.B. from St. Mary's College in 1937 and an LL.B. from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1940. He was a Deputy district attorney of Alameda County, California from 1940 to 1953. He was in the United States Army Sergeant, Infantry from 1942 to 1946. He was in the United States Army Reserve Captain from 1946 to 1952. He was a U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California from 1953 to 1958.

Burke was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Burke was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 27, 1958, to a seat vacated by Oliver D. Hamlin, Jr.. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 21, 1958, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on August 20, 1979. Burke served in that capacity until March 15, 1988, due to his death.

He died in Oakland, California.

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