Susan C. Bucklew
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1993 and confirmed by voice vote, Susan C. Bucklew is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She earned a law degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1977. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1942 · age 84
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1993
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Florida State 1964 · Stetson College of Law 1977
- Succeeded
- William John Castagna
- Succeeded by
- Charlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Middle District of Florida succeeded William John Castagna | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Florida State University | B.A. | 1964 |
| University of South Florida | M.A. | 1968 |
| Stetson University College of Law | J.D. | 1977 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Bucklew was assigned 8,258 district-court cases (1986–2023). Median time from filing to termination: 188 days across 8,252 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 259 of Bucklew’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 214 were affirmed, 28 reversed or vacated, and 17 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Bucklew authored 78 published opinions for the court (1994–2011). Most cited: Miller v. Paradise of Port Richey, Inc. (64 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
Showing the 15 most-cited of 78 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Susan C. Bucklew?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Susan C. Bucklew to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 1993.
- Was Susan C. Bucklew appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Susan C. Bucklew was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Susan C. Bucklew's confirmation vote?
- Susan C. Bucklew was confirmed by voice vote on November 20, 1993. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Susan C. Bucklew on?
- Susan C. Bucklew is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (The Third Branch newsletter) (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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32 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).