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Susan Bucklew
Senior District Judge
Commission Date:
November 24, 1993
Division:
Tampa
Chambers:
-
Chambers Phone:
(813) 301-5858
Courtroom:
-
Judge Initials:
SCB
Chambers Email:
[email protected]
Courtroom Deputy
Law Clerks
Doug Bates
(813) 301-5861
(813) 301-5860
(813) 301-5862
Judge Tabs
Biography
Federal Judicial Service
District Judge, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Nominated by William Clinton on October 29, 1993, to a seat vacated by Judge William Castagna.
Confirmed by the Senate on November 20, 1993, and received commission on November 24, 1993.
Assumed senior status on August 1, 2008.
Education
Florida State University, B.A., 1964
University of South Florida, M.A., 1968
Stetson University College of Law, J.D., 1977
Professional Career
Counsel, Jim Walter Corporation, 1978–1982
Judge, Hillsborough County Court, Florida, 1982–1986
Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, 1986–1993
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Forms
Civil Disclosure Statement – LR 3.03 and FRCP 7.1 (DOC)
Criminal Disclosure Statement – FRCrP 12.4 (DOC)
Uniform Case Management Report (DOC)
Exhibit Labels and List (DOC)
Exhibit Labels and List (PDF)
Preferences
Civil
Jury Trials
The court will distribute a trial calendar to all counsel and
pro se parties
for the upcoming trial term the month before the beginning of the term. Cases are listed in the order in which they will be tried. Normally, criminal cases are tried first. The court does not regularly provide trial dates certain absent exceptional circumstances (e.g., lengthy case, numerous expert witnesses). Parties should file proposed jury instructions, verdict forms, and voir dire five days prior to jury selection, with courtesy copies
emailed
to
Judge Bucklew's chambers
. Lawyers are usually permitted a short voir dire.
Parties must electronically file exhibit and witness lists by the morning of trial and must
email
courtesy copies in WordPerfect format (.wpd) to
chambers
.
Parties must provide a three-ring binder with copies of all properly premarked exhibits to the courtroom deputy the morning of trial for the court's use.
See
Judge Bucklew's preferences on marking of exhibits
.
Motion Practice
Judge Bucklew hears motions of 30 minutes or less between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30a.m., Tuesday through Friday. The courtroom deputy sets longer hearings.
Judge Bucklew does not regularly provide oral argument on dispositive motions but might on request. The court generally refers discovery matters to the assigned
magistrate judge
.
Pretrial Conferences
Judge Bucklew conducts the pretrial conference.
Settlement
The court refers almost all cases to mediation. Judge Bucklew does not conduct settlement conferences, although she refers some cases to a
magistrate judge
to conduct a settlement conference.
Criminal
Change of Plea
Judge Bucklew usually refers changes of plea to the assigned
magistrate judge
.
Discovery
Judge Bucklew generally refers
discovery
matters to the assigned
magistrate judge
.
Jury Trials
The court will distribute a trial calendar to all counsel and pro se parties for the upcoming trial term the month before the beginning of the term. Cases are listed in the order in which they will be tried. Normally, criminal cases are tried first. The court does not regularly provide trial dates certain absent exceptional circumstances (e.g., lengthy case, numerous expert witnesses). Parties should file proposed jury instructions, verdict forms, and voir dire five days prior to jury selection, with courtesy copies
emailed
to Judge Bucklew's
chambers
. Lawyers are usually permitted a short voir dire.
Parties must electronically file exhibit and witness lists by the morning of trial and must
email
courtesy copies in WordPerfect format (.wpd) to
chambers
.
Parties must provide a three-ring binder with copies of all properly premarked exhibits to the courtroom deputy the morning of trial for the court's use.
See
Judge Bucklew's preferences on marking of exhibits
.
Sentencing
Judge Bucklew regularly conducts sentencing between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.,Tuesday through Friday. Counsel should notify the courtroom deputy if the sentencing is expected to last longer than 30 minutes so it can be set for another time.
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