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Carl Olaf Bue Jr. (March 27, 1922 – December 24, 2020) was a
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of the
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.


Education and career

Born in
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,
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, Bue received a
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degree from
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in 1951 and a
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from the
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in 1954. He served as a captain in the
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Adjutant General's Department, during
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, from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice at Royston Rayzor in
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,
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, from 1954 to 1970.


Federal judicial service

On August 11, 1970, Bue was nominated by President
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to a seat on the
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vacated by Judge Joe McDonald Ingraham. Bue was confirmed by the
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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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bue, Carl Olaf Jr. 1922 births 2020 deaths 21st-century American judges Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Northwestern University alumni United States Army officers United States Army personnel of World War II United States district court judges appointed by Richard Nixon University of Texas School of Law alumni