Kevin M. Burke

Kevin Michael Burke[1] (born December 7, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts.

Kevin M. Burke
Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety
In office
2007–2010
GovernorDeval Patrick
Preceded byRobert C. Haas
Succeeded byMary Elizabeth Heffernan
District Attorney of Essex County
In office
January 1979 – January 2003
Preceded byJohn P. S. Burke
Succeeded byJonathan W. Blodgett
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 4th Essex district
In office
January 1, 1975 – January 3, 1979
Preceded byThomas Bussone
Succeeded byForrester Clark
Personal details
Born
Kevin Michael Burke

(1946-12-07) December 7, 1946
Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Patricia
Children3
ResidenceBeverly, Massachusetts
EducationUniversity of Connecticut (BA)
Boston College (JD)
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Early life

He was born in Somerville, Massachusetts and graduated from Beverly High School in 1964.[2][3]

Education

He graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts degree in liberal sciences in 1968[4] and from Boston College Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1971.

Political career
Burke as a state representative.

He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 4th Essex district from 1975 to 1979 as a Democrat[5][3] and served as the District Attorney of Essex County, Massachusetts from 1979 to 2003.[6] From 2007 to 2010 he served as the Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety under Governor Deval Patrick.[6][7]

After leaving the Essex County District Attorney's Office he practiced law with Burke & Mawn Consultants and later Gadsby Hannah LLP.[8][5]

In 2017 he was appointed by Massachusetts State Police Superintendent Colonel Kerry Gilpin to lead an investigation into the arrest of Alli Bibaud, the daughter of Dudley district court judge Timothy Bibaud.[6]

On April 27, 2018, the Massachusetts State Police released its own report on the investigation and review of the scandal involving a redacted police report for the arrest of a judge's daughter and the discipline of two state troopers.[9] Burke along with Nancy McGillivray, former United States Marshal for the District of Massachusetts concluded that former State Police Colonel Richard McKeon used "flawed judgment" in ordering the redaction of the arrest report.[9][10]

Personal life

He lives with his wife Patricia in Beverly.[5] The couple has three children.[5]

References
  1. Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory Profile
  2. Beverly High School Yearbook (Class of 1964), page 91
  3. O'Neill, Edward B. (1977). Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1977-1978. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. p. 105. ISBN 9780243014514.
  4. University of Connecticut (Class of 1968) Commencement
  5. Secretary Burke bio
  6. Kevin Burke, former Essex DA and state secretary of public safety, to head Massachusetts State Police investigation
  7. Burke at peace as he leaves public life
  8. Former District Attorney Kevin Burke Joins Gadsby Hannah LLP
  9. Read the State Police report detailing its investigation into the Alli Bibaud arrest report scandal
  10. Endicott’s M.S. in Homeland Security Announces Advisory Board


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