Carl Olaf Bue Jr.
United States federal judge (1922-2020)
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.
See also
List of United States federal judges by longevity of service
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