Christopher P. Burke
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- Chris P. Burke & Associates
- Admitted
- 10/4/1990 (36 years - more experience than 90% of active Nevada attorneys)
- Law school
- U.of San Diego
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
Contact and address
Record last verified Jul 9, 2026
Discipline history
No discipline on record.
Record last verified Jul 9, 2026
Appellate record
Handled 14 Supreme Court of Nevada / Court of Appeals of Nevada / U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cases on record.
Results in appellate decisions and orders
- Civil cases
- 20% of 5
- Court-order requests
- 0% of 1
Details by role (challenging vs. defending a ruling)
- Civil cases - Defending a ruling: won 1 of 5 (2 mixed)
- Court-order requests - Challenging a ruling: won 0 of 1
Appellate courts uphold far more rulings than they overturn, so lawyers who mostly defend rulings tend to show higher won-shares than lawyers who mostly challenge them. This breakdown lets you compare like with like.
Won means the court ruled the way this side asked. Mixed means the court agreed in part. Cases that were dismissed or have no clear result are listed but not counted. Based on the court's published decisions and unpublished orders; coverage is still being extended.
- 86191-COA - ELMORE VS. HERRIN (CHILD CUSTODY) (Jan 30, 2024)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
- 84167-COA - CRISTOS VS. TOLAGSON (CHILD CUSTODY) (Apr 20, 2023)Ruling upheldWon - defended the ruling case details
- 83044-COA - MILNE VS. MANNION (Oct 24, 2022)Dismissednot counted case details
- 83860 - MCKINNEY VS. NATIONSTAR MORTG., LLC (Sep 20, 2022)Dismissednot counted case details
- 22-11269th Cir. - Rushmore Loan Management Services, LLC v. Adnette Gunnels-Moon (Jul 13, 2022) case details
- 80910 - STANTON VS. STANTON (Mar 3, 2022)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details
- 82946 - RAMSEY VS. TUMBARELLO (Sep 10, 2021)Dismissednot counted case details
- 82397 - RAMSEY VS. TUMBARELLO (Aug 12, 2021)Dismissednot counted case details
- 73160 - HERZOG VS. HERZOG (CHILD CUSTODY) (Oct 2, 2018)Partly overturnedMixed - defended the ruling case details
- 69353 - MILLER VS. MILLER (Mar 15, 2018)Ruling overturnedLost - defended the ruling case details
Case data via YourNevadaJudges.com - Nevada appellate decisions and orders; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dockets via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
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Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to 3 federal gun charges
“…hearing to be conducted remotely over video feed, but U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher Burke sided with prosecutors, saying there would be no “special treatment.”…”
ktnv.com - Oct 3, 2023 - read article
Hunter Biden will make first court appearance in person, judge rules
“…his first hearing and arraignment by video conference, but Magistrate Judge Christopher J. Burke said the opening events of the case need to be in person, in the courtroom.…”
ktnv.com - Sep 20, 2023 - read article
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