Liles Clifton Burke at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Jurisdiction
- Alabama · Federal
- Judicial service
- October 17, 2018–present
Liles Clifton Burke
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Practitioner, 2010-2010
- Captain and trial counsel, JAG Corps, Alabama Army National Guard, 2013-present
- Associate judge, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, 2011-2018
- Judge, Alabama District Court, Marshall County, 2007-2011
- Judge, Arab [Alabama] Municipal Court, 2001-2007
- Private practice, Arab, AL, 1994-2006
- Municipal prosecutor and municipal attorney, Arab, AL, 1994-2001
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, N.D. Alabama, 2018-present
- Judge, 2010-2010
- Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, 2011-present
Education
- The University of Alabama · B.A., 1991
Personal record
Born 1969 · Cullman, AL
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
Should either side desire to present exhibits via projection onto a screen or monitor or by enlargement, counsel shall advise opposing counsel which documents it plans to present at least seven (7) days before trial. (g) Demonstratives. At least fourteen (14) days before trial, the parties shall exchange the demonstratives each side plans to display…LCB%20Pretrial%20Order%202022-12-09.docx ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/5373561CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 3, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8557/liles-clifton-burke/LCB%20Pretrial%20Order%202022-12-09.docx
Judge research source · DOCX · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.alnd.uscourts.gov/sites/alnd/files/LCB%20Pretrial%20Order%202022-12-09.docxFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts