Senior District Judge Elaine E. Bucklo was appointed to the Northern District of Illinois by President William J. Clinton in 1994.
Judge Bucklo was born in 1944 in Chelsea, Massachusetts. She clerked for Judge Robert Sprecher at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1972 to 1973, then was in private law practice in Chicago from 1973 to 1978 and 1980 to 1985. She was a visiting professor at University of California at Davis School of Law from 1978 to 1980. She served as U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Illinois from 1985 to 1994 before being elevated to district judge. She assumed senior status in 2009.
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1972
- St. Louis University, A.B., 1966
Career
- Senior District Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (2009–present)
- District Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (1994–2009)
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Illinois (1985–1994)
- Visiting Professor, University of California at Davis School of Law (1978–1980)
- Private practice, Chicago (1973–1978, 1980–1985)
- Law Clerk, Hon. Robert Sprecher, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit (1972–1973)