Pinellas County Clerk

Ken Burke serves as the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller for Pinellas County, Florida. Growing up in Pinellas, attending high school and college locally, plus experience as a CPA, a law firm administrator and college board chairman, Kens credentials are well matched to the duties of the Clerks office. In November 2004, Pinellas County vot... ers recognized Kens long list of qualifications and elected him to serve as the Clerk. He was sworn in on January 4, 2005 and was re-elected without opposition in 2008, 2012, 2016 and again in 2020. Appointed by Governor Jeb Bush in 1999 and reappointed by Governor Charlie Crist, Ken Burke has also served on the Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College. Ken was also elected to the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Board of Directors in 2001. In 2005-07 he served as Chair of the Association. Ken Burke served as president of Catholic Charities Housing Corporation for the diocese of St. Petersburg and on the Board of Governors of Catholic Charities. His community named Ken Mr. Seminole in 1999 in recognition of his civic contribution. In June 2011, Ken was elected to serve as President of the Florida Association of Court Clerks and Comptrollers, a non-profit, statewide organization. The Association is comprised of the Florida Clerks of the Circuit Court and Comptrollers, and provides education and accreditation for Clerks of the Circuit Court and Comptrollers, information and technical assistance to local governments. His long record of civic involvement includes serving as: He and his wife, Cecilia (Reese), have three children Catherine, Patrick and Brendan. Since assuming office, Ken has been elected by his fellow clerks to the statewide Clerks of Court Operations Corporation (CCOC) , which is the board created by the Legislature to approve the Clerks court related budget. Chief Justice Pariente invited Ken to participate in the Florida Supreme Courts "Access to Justice" to improve access to the courts by pro se litigants; and to serve on a ...Read More