Michael Burrage was appointed to all three districts of the United States district courts for Oklahoma: the Eastern, Western and Northern in 1994 by President Bill Clinton.
20 Facts About Michael Burrage
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Michael Burrage was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Billy Michael Burrage was born on June 9,1950, in Durant, Oklahoma.
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Michael Burrage is an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation.
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Michael Burrage lived in Sherman, Texas until 7th grade when his parents divorced.
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Michael Burrage's brother Steve is a former Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector.
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Michael Burrage went to college at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1971.
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Michael Burrage earned a Juris Doctor from University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1974.
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Michael Burrage went into private practice at the Stamper and Burrage law firm in Antlers, Oklahoma that year, working with them until 1994.
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Michael Burrage was nominated by President Bill Clinton on March 9,1994, to the seat vacated by H Dale Cook.
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Michael Burrage was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 8,1994, and received his commission on June 9,1994.
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In 1996 Michael Burrage became the Chief Judge of the Eastern District of Oklahoma, serving until his resignation from the court on March 1,2001.
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Michael Burrage continued to serve the other two district courts as well.
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Michael Burrage started The Burrage Law Firm with his younger son David and daughter-in-law Heather Burrage.
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In 2007, Michael Burrage became a Managing Partner at a second law firm, the Whitten Michael Burrage Law Firm.
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In January 2015, Michael Burrage represented billionaire Harold Hamm during his divorce case.
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In March, the University of Oklahoma hired Michael Burrage to investigate the 2015 University of Oklahoma Sigma Alpha Epsilon racism incident.
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In 2022, Michael Burrage bought three condominiums in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for approximately $13.45 million.
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Michael Burrage alleged the firm had been paid $34 million dollars to represent the case by former Attorney Generals Michael J Hunter and John M O'Connor.
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In 2016, Michael Burrage represented the Choctaw Nation in water settlement negotiations between the nation, Chickasaw Nation, and Oklahoma over Sardis Lake.