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William T. Burke

A memorial page with biographical information, obits and tributes, and lists of publications

Biographical Information

William T. Burke, 1926 - 2014

Born Aug.1926; died July 2014.

J.S.D., 1959, Yale
J.D., 1953, Indiana University
B.S., 1949, Indiana State University

Indiana Law Journal: member, 1951-53; note editor, 1953

Admitted to the Indiana State Bar, 1953

Joined the University of Washington School of Law faculty in 1968; took emeritus status in 1998.

 

 

Previous positions

  • Research Associate & Lecturer, Yale Law School, 1956-62
  • Associate Professor, Ohio State University School of Law, 1962-64
  • Professor, Ohio State University School of Law, 1964-68

Member

  • School of Marine Affairs
  • Council for Ocean Law Board of Directors
  • Committee on Fisheries
  • Ocean Development and International Law Journal
  • International Marine Science Affairs Panel of the National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Oceanography

Obituaries & Tributes

Seattle Times, July 13, 2014

Bill Burke's 81st Birthday Celebration, University of Washington School of Law, 2007

Profile of Professor Burke in UW Law magazine, University of Washington School of Law, 2008