Timothy Mark Burgess

Timothy M. Burgess
Timothy Burgess, c. 2010
Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
Incumbent
Assumed office January 23, 2006
Nominated by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	James Keith Singleton, Jr.
Personal details
Born	1956 (age 55–56) San Francisco, California
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Joanne Grace
Children	four
Residence	Anchorage, Alaska
Alma mater	University of Alaska Fairbanks, Northeastern University School of Law
Profession	lawyer, judge

Timothy Mark "Tim" Burgess (born 1956) is an American lawyer and judge. He is currently a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.

Burgess was born in San Francisco, California. He received an A.A. degree from Canada College in 1976. He then attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks on a basketball scholarship, earning a B.A. degree in 1978 and an M.B.A. in 1982. He received his J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in 1987. He went into private practice in Anchorage, Alaska with the law firm then known as Gilmore & Feldman from 1987 to 1989.

Burgess served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Alaska from 1989 to 2001 and then as the United States Attorney until 2005. He was nominated by George W. Bush on July 28, 2005 to the seat on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska vacated by James Keith Singleton, Jr.. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 21, 2005 and received commission on January 23, 2006.

Burgess and his wife Joanne Grace reside in Anchorage and have four children.

Sources

• Timothy Mark Burgess at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by James Keith Singleton, Jr.	Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska January 23, 2006–present	Incumbent