E. James Burke was the chief justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Burke was appointed to the court in January 2005 by Democratic Governor Dave Freudenthal. He was retained in 2006 and 2014, and his most recent eight-year term would have expired on January 1, 2023. Justice Burke retired on October 8, 2018. He was appointed as the chief justice in 2014 to succeed Marilyn Kite and served in this position until his retirement.
