Lloyd Hudson Burke
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. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1916–1988
- 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
- Succeeded
- Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Northern District of California succeeded Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr. | Eisenhower (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| St. Mary's College of California | A.B. | 1937 |
| University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence | LL.B. | 1940 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Burke authored 5 published opinions for the court (1960–1976). Most cited: Brown v. Department & Specialty Store Employees Union (13 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Brown v. Department & Specialty Store Employees Union | 187 F. Supp. 619 | 13 |
| 1974 | Construction Ind. Ass'n of Sonoma Cty. v. City of Petaluma | 375 F. Supp. 574 | 11 |
| 1976 | Richardson v. Stone | 421 F. Supp. 577 | 6 |
| 1967 | Palmquist v. United States | 284 F. Supp. 577 | 6 |
| 1972 | United States v. Yaron Laboratories, Inc. | 365 F. Supp. 917 | 1 |
Showing the 5 most-cited of 5 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Lloyd Hudson Burke?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Lloyd Hudson Burke to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1958.
- Was Lloyd Hudson Burke appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Lloyd Hudson Burke was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Lloyd Hudson Burke's confirmation vote?
- Lloyd Hudson Burke was confirmed by voice vote on July 21, 1958. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Lloyd Hudson Burke on?
- Lloyd Hudson Burke was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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29 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).