Susan Cawthon Bucklew (born May 12, 1942) is an American lawyer, jurist, and former school teacher. She is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 6/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 19/year
Florida Middle District Court · 1993–2008District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Circuit Court of Florida, Thirteenth Judicial CircuitJudge · 1986–1993
- Hillsborough County [Florida] CourtJudge · 1982–1986
- Jim Walter CorporationLegal counsel · 1978–1982
Appointments
1993–2008 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
1993–present
Education
- Florida State Universityba
- Stetson Universityjd
J.D. · 1977- University of South FloridaM.A. · 1968
- Florida State UniversityB.A. · 1964