Northern District of California / Appointed 1958 / Served to 1988

Lloyd Hudson Burke

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 and confirmed by voice vote, Lloyd Hudson Burke was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence in 1940. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, July 21, 1958

Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
St. Mary's College of California 1937 · University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence 1940
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1958Northern District of California · succeeded Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr.Eisenhower (R)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

29 years on the Northern District of California. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).