Marcella Burke
Last modified on: 04-13-2026 15:31:25
Entered Office: 03-13-2023
Term Ends: 08-29-2027
General Information
Home Town: Houston
Personal Information
Marcella Burke of Houston is the founder and managing partner of Burke Law Group PLLC. 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 Justice 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 TAMU 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 and 4/8/26.