Elaine E. Bucklo

Judge Elaine E. Bucklo

Personal

Birthday:

1944

Birthplace:

Chelsea, MA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

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

Education

Name of School:

St. Louis University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1966

Name of School - Second:

Northwestern University School of Law

At Northwestern Law we go beyond teaching the basics of legal reasoning to enable our students to make sound and ethical judgements, understand and improve the delivery of justice, and respond to the changing contexts in which law and legal institutions operate. Accordingly, the overarching goal of our curricular plan is to empower our graduates to adapt to and master the challenges of the changing world better than those of any other law school.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1972

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Court Name:

Illinois Northern District Court

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

10/11/1994

Retirement from Active Service:

10/31/2009

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1985-1994