Anne Burke
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
Anne Burke is a former Illinois Supreme Court Justice known for her advocacy in child welfare and legal aid. This interview reveals her principled approach to leadership, focusing on stability and protection for those in need, while navigating complex social issues.
“No, they went to New York. Like a lot of immigrants, they went right to New York, Mulberry Street, Mott Street. And to a parish there, Transfiguration parish. I know that. I know the address of the apartments. I know my grandparents actually got married there.”
“The same reasons, and I was always transposing numbers, so I never in grammar school knew that I was doing that. So I got my math wrong all the time, but I basically got through it. But it was at George Williams that I found out that there was something wrong with me. It was kind of interesting.”
“It wasn't something that we were conscious of, except that we needed help, and who else but the kids who were in the regular day camp programs and in the park that came every day. In addition to the carpenters and the plumbers, the natatorium instructors of the park themselves.”
“Yes, going back to college, it was really kind of, I really didn't want to, but I knew I had to. But I had some tutors, and DePaul University had a program for more mature learners to go back to school, the school for new learning. It's a non-traditional learning. And actually, we had mentors in helping us. So it wasn't non-traditional.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 261 - Anne Burke
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