Carl Olaf Bue Jr.

Carl Olaf Bue Jr.
Carl Olaf Bue Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
	In office; September 2, 1987 – December 24, 2020
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
	In office; October 15, 1970 – September 2, 1987
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Joe McDonald Ingraham
Succeeded by	Kenneth M. Hoyt
Personal details
Born	March 27, 1922; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	December 24, 2020 (aged 98)
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.[1]

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.[1] He died on December 24, 2020, aged 98.[2]

Legal offices
Preceded by Joe McDonald Ingraham	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas 1970–1987	Succeeded by Kenneth M. Hoyt

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