Anne M. Burke

Anne Marie Burke (née McGlone; born February 3, 1944) is an American jurist who served on the Illinois Supreme Court from 2006 until 2022. She served a term as the chief justice from 2019 until 2022. Burke had previously been appointed to the Illinois Appellate Court in 1995 and was elected to that seat in 1996. Burke was a founder of the Special Olympics in 1968. She is married to Chicago Alderman Edward M. Burke from the 14th Ward. On September 12, 2022, Burke announced her intention to resign from the Illinois Supreme Court effective November 30, 2022. Early life, education and family Born Anne Marie McGlone, she was raised on Chicago's South Side. She has two brothers and one sister. She graduated from Maria High School. In the late 1960s, she was working as a physical education teacher with the Chicago Park District when she began advocating for the idea of holding a Special Olympics for developmental challenged children. Gaining support from eventual chair, Eunice Shriver and the Kennedy Foundation, the first Special Olympics was held at Soldier Field in Chicago in 1968. While raising her own children, she returned to school. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from DePaul University in 1976 and a Juris Doctor degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1983.