| Brian Burke | |
| State Senate: | Wisconsin |
| District: | 3rd |
| Term Start: | November 15, 1988 |
| Term End: | 2003 |
| Preceded: | John Norquist |
| Succeeded: | Tim Carpenter |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Birth Date: | 19 April 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Residence: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Profession: | Now a Public Defender |
| Spouse: | Patricia Coorough |
Brian Burke (born April 19, 1958) is an American State Public Defender in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Previously he was a state legislator.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Burke graduated from Washington High School (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) in 1975 and Marquette University in 1978.[1] He received his Juris Doctor degree in 1981 from Georgetown University Law Center.[2]
In 1984, he was elected to the Milwaukee Common Council.[1] From 1988 until 2003, Burke served in the Wisconsin State Senate.[3]
Burke now works in the Milwaukee office of the Wisconsin State Public Defender as an assistant state public defender.[4]