Michael Burrage

Michael Burrage
United States District Judge
In office June 8, 1994 – March 1, 2001
Nominated by	President Bill Clinton
Preceded by	H. Dale Cook
Succeeded by	James H. Payne
Chief Judge, Eastern Oklahoma
In office 1996 – March 1, 2001
Personal details
Born	Billy Michael Burrage 1950 Durant, Oklahoma
Nationality	Native American
Alma mater	Southeastern O.S.U. & O.U. College of Law
Profession	Lawyer & Judge
Committees	Oklahoma Supreme Court Committee for Uniform Civil Jury Instructions
Website	Burrage Law Firm

Billy Michael Burrage (born 1950) is a former United States federal judge, and a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

Burrage was born in Durant, Oklahoma. He received a B.S. from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 1971. He received a J.D. from University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1974. He was in private practice of law in Antlers, Oklahoma from 1974 to 1994, and returned to private practice in 2001.

Burrage was a federal judge for all three of the United States District Courts—Western, Northern, and Eastern—in Oklahoma. He was nominated by President Bill Clinton on March 9, 1994, to the seats vacated by H. Dale Cook. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 8, 1994, and received his commissions on June 9, 1994.

In 1996 Burrage became the Chief Judge of the Eastern District of Oklahoma. He resigned his judicial duties in all three districts on March 1, 2001.

Burrage's brother Steve is a former Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector, and his son Sean is a member of the Oklahoma Senate.

Sources

• Michael Burrage at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Persondata
Name	Burrage, Billy Michael
Alternative names
Short description	United States federal judge
Date of birth	1950
Place of birth	Durant, Oklahoma
Date of death
Place of death