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.

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.