Timothy Mark Burgess at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
- Jurisdiction
- Alaska · Federal
- Judicial service
- January 23, 2006–present
Timothy Mark Burgess
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- U.S. attorney for the District of Alaska, 2001-2005
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Alaska, 1989-2001
- Private practice, Anchorage, AK, 1987-1989
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Alaska, 2006-present
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska; Presidential appointment with Senate confirmation; appointing authority: George W. Bush; from 2006-01-23
Education
- Canada College · A.A., 1976
- University of Alaska Fairbanks · B.A., 1978
- Northeastern University School of Law
Personal record
Born 1956 · San Francisco, CA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
DEPS . Some courtrooms in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau utilize a Digital Evidence Presentation System (DEPS) to facilitate the presentation of digital evidence quickly and efficiently. .Courtroom Technology | District of Alaska | United States District Court ↗
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/1392316CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/466/timothy-mark-burgess/Courtroom Technology | District of Alaska | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/courttechFederal 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