Jefferson District Court

Hon. Stephanie Pearce Burke
Division 14

Endorsements
Citizens For Better Judges
“Better Schools Kentucky”, Jefferson County Teachers Association
Greater Louisville Building And Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO
Greater Louisville Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Local Lodge 40
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 369
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local #89
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local #783
I.U.E./C.W.A. Local #761 (General Electric)
Laborers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO Local #576
Louisville Federation of Retired Firefighters
Louisville Professional Firefighters Union Local 345
Metro Louisville Women’s Political Caucus
United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters and Service Technicians, Local #502
United Auto Workers, U.A.W./C.A.P.
United Steelworkers

Experience
Jefferson Family Court, Staff Attorney: 1994
Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney: 1995
O’Koon Law Firm, Associate and Managing Attorney: 1995-2002
Stephanie Pearce Burke, Attorney At Law, Private Practice: 2002-Present
Jefferson Circuit and Family Courts, Guardian Ad Litem: 2000-Present
Louisville Metro Defender’s Office, Contract Attorney, Public Advocate: 2002-Present
Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy, Contract Attorney, Public Advocate: 2008-Present
Resolutions of Kentucky, Founder and Mediator: 2005-Present
Cooperative Parenting Program, Facilitator: 2005-Present

Professional Associations
Kentucky Bar Association Mediation Association of Kentucky
Louisville Bar Association Women Lawyers Association of Louisville
Ohio State Bar Association Association of Parent Attorneys of Louisville

Community Involvement
Kentucky Child Assault Prevention Program: Former President, Board of Directors
The Center for Women and Families: Pro Bono Legal Advocate
The Healing Place: Pro Bono Legal Advocate
Gilda’s Club Louisville: Volunteer
Team Crusade/Crusade for Children: Runner, Volunteer
Chance School: Attorney, Board of Directors

Special Recognition
Named as one of “Louisville’s Top Trial Attorneys Under 40″,
by Louisville Magazine as Polled by the Judges of the Jefferson District, Circuit and Family Courts, March 2005.

Education
Edward Lee McClain High School, 1987
Ohio Northern University, B.A. Criminal Justice/Political Science: 1991
Ohio Northern University, J.D.: 1994
Admitted to the Bar in Kentucky and Ohio: 1995

Personal
Married to Dennis C. Burke, Attorney-at-Law
Two Children: Aiden (age 4) and Carey (age 1), and one step-child: Maria (age 14)
Member, St. Margaret Mary Catholic Community