Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke will retire from the state’s highest court on Nov. 30, after 16 years on the state’s top court. Burke, 78, is married to indicted Chicago Ald. Ed Burke.
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke announced Monday she will retire from the state’s highest court on Nov. 30, bringing an end to a judicial career that included 16 years on the state’s top court.Burke, 78, is married to indicted Ald. Ed Burke. In his 53rd year on the City Council, he has not announced whether he plans to run for a 14th term in office representing the Southwest Side’s 14th Ward. Ed Burke is set to stand trial on Nov.
In 2018, Burke won a second 10-year term on the court with 81% of the vote, and became chief justice in October 2019. The position of chief justice rotates among the seven justices based on seniority. Burke, with help and funding from Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the Kennedy Foundation, founded the Special Olympics in 1968 after working for the Chicago Park District as a physical education teacher.
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