Name Carl Bue | ||
Education Northwestern University | ||
Carl Olaf Bue Jr. (born March 27, 1922) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Bue received a Ph.B. from Northwestern University in 1951 and an LL.B. 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.
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 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.