Marcella Burke

Last modified on: 09-11-2024 14:03:03

Board Member
(School Land Board)

Entered Office: 03-13-2023 Term Ends: 08-29-2025

General Information

Home Town: Houston


Personal Information

Marcella Burke of Houston is the founder and managing partner of Burke Law Group PLLC, a full-service environmental boutique law firm. She previously managed nation-wide legal teams for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of the Interior in senior executive service, clerked on the Texas Supreme Court for Don Willett, and externed for four different state and federal appellate judges. She serves in leadership roles with the State Bar of Texas Environmental Division, Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law, and the Institute for Energy Law. She is a member of the University of St. Thomas in Houston Board of Trustees. Burke received a Bachelor of Arts from Texas A&M University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center, as well as two fellowships in Constitutional Law from the Claremont Institute and the James Wilson Institute.
Reappointed 9/11/24.