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| Elaine E. Bucklo | |
|---|---|
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 31, 2009 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
| In office October 11, 1994 – October 31, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Albert Nordberg |
| Succeeded by | Edmond E. Chang |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
| In office 1985–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elaine Patricia Edwards (1944-10-01) October 1, 1944 (age 80) Chelsea, Massachusetts |
| Education | Saint Louis University (AB) Northwestern University School of Law (JD) |
Elaine Patricia Bucklo (née Edwards; born October 1, 1944) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Education and career
Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Bucklo received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Saint Louis University in 1966 and a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law in 1972. She was a law clerk to Judge Robert Sprecher of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1972 to 1973, and was thereafter in private practice in Chicago, Illinois from 1973 to 1978 and from 1980 to 1985, having been a visiting professor of law at the UC Davis School of Law from 1978 to 1980. She was then a United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 1985 to 1994.
Federal judicial service
On August 16, 1994, Bucklo was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by John Albert Nordberg. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 7, 1994, and received her commission on October 11, 1994. She assumed senior status on October 31, 2009.
References
- Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session on Confirmations of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary. 1994
- "Bucklo, Elaine E." Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
External links
- Elaine E. Bucklo at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded byJohn Albert Nordberg | Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 1994–2009 |
Succeeded byEdmond E. Chang |
| Senior district judges of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals | |
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| C. Illinois | |
| N. Illinois | |
| S. Illinois | |
| N. Indiana | |
| S. Indiana | |
| E. Wisconsin | |
| W. Wisconsin | |
- 1944 births
- Living people
- Lawyers from Chelsea, Massachusetts
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- Saint Louis University alumni
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni
- United States magistrate judges
- People from Chelsea, Massachusetts
- 20th-century American judges
- 21st-century American judges
- 20th-century American women judges
- 21st-century American women judges