Susan C. Bucklew
| Susan Bucklew | |
|---|---|
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office August 1, 2008 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | |
| In office November 24, 1993 – August 1, 2008 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | William J. Castagna |
| Succeeded by | Charlene Honeywell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1942 (age 72–73) Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Florida State University University of South Florida Stetson University College of Law |
Susan C. Bucklew (born 1942) is a Senior United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Born in Tampa, Florida, Bucklew received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida State University in 1963, her Master of Arts from the University of South Florida in 1968, and her J.D. from the Stetson University College of Law in 1977. She was corporate legal counsel for the Jim Walter Corporation from 1978 to 1982, then served as a county judge in Hillsborough County Court from 1982 to 1986, and as a circuit judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida from 1986 to 1993.
President Bill Clinton nominated Bucklew to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida to the seat vacated by William J. Castagna on October 29, 1993. Confirmed by the Senate on November 20, 1993, and received commission four days later. Bucklew assumed senior status on August 1, 2008.
Sources
- Susan C. Bucklew at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by William J. Castagna |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1993–2008 |
Succeeded by Charlene Honeywell |
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