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Burke, Liles Clifton
Born 1969 in Cullman, AL
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 8, 2018, to a seat vacated by Charles Lynwood Smith, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on October 11, 2018, and received commission on October 17, 2018.
Education:
University of Alabama, B.A., 1991
University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1994
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 8, 2018, to a seat vacated by Charles Lynwood Smith, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on October 11, 2018, and received commission on October 17, 2018.
Education:
University of Alabama, B.A., 1991
University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1994
Professional Career:
Municipal prosecutor and municipal attorney, Arab, Alabama, 1994-2001
Private practice, Arab, Alabama, 1994-2006
Judge, Arab [Alabama] Municipal Court, 2001-2007
Judge, Alabama District Court, Marshall County, 2007-2011
Associate judge, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, 2011-2018
Captain and trial counsel, JAG Corps, Alabama Army National Guard, 2013-
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, July 19, 2017; no Senate vote