Franklin D. Burgess

Biography of Franklin D. Burgess

Family Name (Surname): Burgess
First Name: Franklin
Middle Name: D.
Date of Birth: March , 9 , 1935
Place of Birth (POB): Eudora , Arkansas (US-AR, AR, 05, Ark.)
Date of Death: March , 26 , 2010
Place of Death (POD): University Place , Washington (US-WA, WA, 53, WN, Wash., Wa., Wn.)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: African American

Court Name: United States District Court, Western District of Washington
Court Type: United States District Court
Appointment under the Presidency of: William J. Clinton ( Democratic )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 11/19/1993
American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
Seat vacated by: Tanner , Jack E.
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 11/19/1993
Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
Committee action date: 03/23/1994
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/25/1994
Commission Date: 03/28/1994
Retirement from Active Service: 03/09/2005
Date of Termination: 03/26/2010
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

U.S. Air Force airman, 1954-1958
Legal intern, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1966-1967
Assistant city attorney, Tacoma, Washington, 1967-1969
Private practice, Tacoma, Washington, 1969-1980
Judge pro tem, Tacoma [Washington] Municipal Court, 1971-1980
Judge pro tem, District Court of the State of Washington, Pierce County, 1971-1980
Regional counsel, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Seattle, Washington, 1980-1981

Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

United States Magistrate, United States District Court, Western District of Washington, 1981-1993