Carl Olaf Bue Jr. Explained

Carl Olaf Bue Jr.
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Term Start:September 2, 1987
Term End:December 24, 2020
Office1:Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Term Start1:October 15, 1970
Term End1:September 2, 1987
Appointer1:Richard Nixon
Predecessor1:Joe McDonald Ingraham
Successor1:Kenneth M. Hoyt
Birth Date:27 March 1922
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education:Northwestern University (PhB)
University of Texas (LLB)

Carl Olaf Bue Jr. (March 27, 1922 – December 24, 2020) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Education and career

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Bue received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Northwestern University in 1951 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1954. He served as a captain in the United States Army Adjutant General's Department, during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice at Royston Rayzor in Houston, Texas, from 1954 to 1970.

Federal judicial service

On August 11, 1970, Bue was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas vacated by Judge Joe McDonald Ingraham. Bue was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 13, 1970, and received his commission on October 15, 1970. He assumed senior status on September 2, 1987. He died on December 24, 2020, aged 98.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-12-24 . Judge Carl Bue Obituary - Houston, TX . 2021-01-12 . Digital Memory . en.