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Bucklo, Elaine E.
Born 1944 in Chelsea, MA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Nominated by William J. Clinton on August 16, 1994, to a seat vacated by John A. Nordberg. Confirmed by the Senate on October 7, 1994, and received commission on October 11, 1994. Assumed senior status on October 31, 2009.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate/U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1985-1994
Education:
St. Louis University, A.B., 1966
Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), J.D., 1972
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Nominated by William J. Clinton on August 16, 1994, to a seat vacated by John A. Nordberg. Confirmed by the Senate on October 7, 1994, and received commission on October 11, 1994. Assumed senior status on October 31, 2009.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate/U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1985-1994
Education:
St. Louis University, A.B., 1966
Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), J.D., 1972
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Robert Sprecher, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1972-1973
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1973-1978, 1980-1985
Visiting professor of law, University of California at Davis School of Law, 1978-1980