He practiced law from 1989-1999 with the law firm of Margulis, Grant, Burton & Margulis, P.C. He is the president of Join Hands ESL, Inc., in East St. Louis, and co-founder of its Boys Club and Teen Boys Club. He has been a judicial instructor at the Missouri Judicial College since 2000, and an adjunct judicial instructor at the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges since 2008.He is a member of Mary Queen of Peace and St. Vincent DePaul Parishes. He volunteered as a truancy court judge for the Ferguson-Florissant School District from 2000 to 2008. He received his B.A. The award was presented to Judge Burton at the ABA’s annual conference in Chicago last week. The order coincides with declarations of a state of emergency by St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and Missouri Gov. limiting the amount of traffic in and out of the Courthouse.” Judge Burton’s Administrative Order in government from the University of Notre Dame in 1982, and his law degree from Washington University School of Law in 1985. Michael D. Burton was appointed circuit judge on Feb. 16, 2004, by Gov. Prevent Spread of Coronavirus “Our court will remain open, but we activities,” Judge Burton said. CLAYTON, Mo – St. Louis County Circuit Judge Michael D. Burton has received the Judith S. Kaye Award for Judicial Excellence from the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence. “While the number of known cases of Coronavirus in St. Louis County remains small, we felt it was essential to take proactive measures to protect the health of our court employees and the public by Judge Burton also received the Special Recognition Award from Legal Advocates for Abused Women (2009); Children's Advocacy Award from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (2007); St. Louis University School of Law's Clarence Darrow Award for Public Service (2006) and the Legacy Award (2005) from Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri.Judge Burton has been an adjunct professor of law at Washington University School of Law since 1997, and at St. Louis University Law School since 1992. He is past president and co-founder of the Alumni Association for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri, and served on its board of directors from 2003 to 2008.
Bob Holden. He currently is an alternative treatment court judge in St. Louis County's Drug, DWI and Mental Health courts. He belongs to the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and the St. Louis County Bar Association. He was a parish council member and chairman of the St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church from 1998 to 2001, and was a mentor for the St. Louis Association for Retarded Citizens from 1991-2008.In 2013, Judge Burton received the Spirit of Justice Award from the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; the Champion for Change Award from A Woman's Place, and the Community Superhero Award from Voices for Children/Court Appointed Special Advocates. Judge Burton has been an adjunct professor of law at Washington University School of Law since 1997, and at St. Louis University Law School since 1992. will be making some modifications in our operations and non-essential Mike Parson. He was a guardian From 2008-2012, Judge Burton served as the St. Louis County Family Court Administrative Judge, and chaired the St. Louis County Domestic and Family Violence Council. Judge Burton is involved in numerous community and volunteer activities. Michael D. Burton Limits Court Operations in Order to Protect Public Health, includes the following: The Courthouse is closed on Saturday and Sunday with the following exceptions: • Juvenile Detention: Open all day Saturday and Sunday
He has been a judicial instructor at the Missouri Judicial College since 2000, and an adjunct judicial instructor at the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges since 2008.
In 2011, he received Washington University School of Law's Distinguished Young Alumnus Award and the first Ellen Cowell Leadership Award from the Missouri Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Judge Burton lives in St. Louis County with his family.