U.S. Roman Catholic Church. She was interim chair from 2002 to 2004, and was instrumental in conducting the surveys and studies that supported the John Jay Report. Personal life Along with others including Eunice Kennedy, Burke is a founder of the Special Olympics. Burke chaired the lay National Review Board of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops which investigates accusations of clerical sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic church. She is a Dame of Malta, a Roman Catholic lay religious order. Anne Burke is married to Alderman Edward M. Burke from the 14th Ward of the Chicago City Council and Chairman of the Committee on Finance. Anne and Edward and his brother Daniel, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, were named one of Illinois' most influential families by Crain's Chicago Business in 2005. Initially, the Burkes had four children: Jennifer, Edward Jr., Sarah, and Emmett (1973–2004); their son Emmett died in 2004. They have nine grandchildren. Travis, a child known in public by his court name "Baby T," was born to a woman suffering from drug addiction. The child's natural mother, Tina Olison, an addict in recovery, sued to regain custody of her child several times in a protracted, highly publicized, and racially charged court battle. The suits ultimately reached the Illinois Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of custody for the Burkes in 2001. References External links Anne Burke Papers, DePaul University Special Collections and Archives Anne M. Burke archive at the Chicago Tribune Profile at Illinois Courts Profile at Judgepedia Profile at United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |- 1944 births 21st-century American judges 21st-century American women judges Burke family Catholics from Illinois Chicago-Kent College of Law alumni Chief Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court Dames of Malta DePaul University alumni DePaul University Special Collections and Archives holdings Illinois Democrats Illinois state court judges Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court Judges of the Illinois Appellate Court Lawyers from Chicago Living people Special Olympics Women in Illinois politics Women chief justices of state supreme courts in the United States