Timothy Mark Burgess
Timothy Mark "Tim" Burgess is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.Education and career
Burgess was born in San Francisco, California. He received an Associate of Arts degree from Cañada College in 1976. He then attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks on a basketball scholarship, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 and a Master of Business Administration degree in 1982. He received his Juris Doctor 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 United States Attorney in the District of Alaska from 1989 to 2001 and then as the United States Attorney until 2005.Federal judicial service
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. He became Chief Judge on December 31, 2015.Personal
Burgess and his wife Joanne Grace reside in Anchorage and have four children.
