Judge Elaine E. Bucklo — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Elaine E. Bucklo sits in the Northern District of Illinois (NDIL) and granted a downward variance in 8 of 11 federal sentencings (72.7%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Elaine E. Bucklo, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Elaine E. Bucklo grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (8 below-guideline cases out of 11 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)3-43.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Elaine E. Bucklo

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Elaine E. Bucklo's 11 Zone D sentencings, 8 (72.7%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended11 cases
  • Within range
    3(27.3%)
  • Below range
    8(72.7%)
    avg −44.1% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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