Timothy Mark Burgess
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and confirmed by voice vote, Timothy Mark Burgess is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. He earned a law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in 1987. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1956 · age 70
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2006
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Alaska Fairbanks 1978 · Northeastern Law 1987
- Succeeded
- James Keith Singleton Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Aaron Christian Peterson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | District of Alaska succeeded James Keith Singleton Jr. | G.W. Bush (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
| Canada College | A.A. | 1976 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | B.A. | 1978 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | M.B.A. | 1982 |
| Northeastern University School of Law | J.D. | 1987 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Burgess was assigned 1,479 district-court cases (1999–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 252 days across 1,417 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 169 of Burgess’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 139 were affirmed, 17 reversed or vacated, and 13 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Burgess authored 6 published opinions for the court (2006–2010). Most cited: United States Ex Rel. North Star Terminal & Stevedore Co. v. Nugget Construction, Inc. (8 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | United States Ex Rel. North Star Terminal & Stevedore Co. v. Nugget Construction, Inc. | 445 F. Supp. 2d 1063 | 8 |
| 2010 | SUULUTAAQ, INC. v. Williams | 782 F. Supp. 2d 795 | 5 |
| 2010 | REMINGTON LODGING & HOSPITALITY, LLC v. Ahearn | 749 F. Supp. 2d 951 | 2 |
| 2010 | Truitt v. DOYON DRILLING, INC. | 764 F. Supp. 2d 1167 | 1 |
| 2007 | Sands North, Inc. v. CITY OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA | 537 F. Supp. 2d 1042 | 0 |
| 2007 | Winters Ex Rel. Winters v. CHUGIAK SENIOR CITIZENS | 531 F. Supp. 2d 1075 | 0 |
Showing the 6 most-cited of 6 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 Timothy Mark Burgess?
- President George W. Bush appointed Timothy Mark Burgess to the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska in 2006.
- Was Timothy Mark Burgess appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Timothy Mark Burgess was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Timothy Mark Burgess's confirmation vote?
- Timothy Mark Burgess was confirmed by voice vote on December 21, 2005. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Timothy Mark Burgess on?
- Timothy Mark Burgess is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the District of Alaska (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).