Carl Olaf Bue Jr.
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1970 and confirmed by voice vote, Carl Olaf Bue Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1954. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1922–2020
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1970
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Northwestern 1951 · University of Texas Law 1954
- Succeeded
- Joe McDonald Ingraham
- Succeeded by
- Kenneth M. Hoyt
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Southern District of Texas succeeded Joe McDonald Ingraham | Nixon (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Northwestern University | Ph.B. | 1951 |
| University of Texas School of Law | LL.B. | 1954 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Bue authored 149 published opinions for the court (1971–1987). Most cited: Continental Air Lines, Inc. v. Hillblom (In Re Continental Air Lines, Inc.) (83 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Continental Air Lines, Inc. v. Hillblom (In Re Continental Air Lines, Inc.) | 61 B.R. 758 | 83 |
| 1975 | Alberti v. Sheriff of Harris County, Texas | 406 F. Supp. 649 | 56 |
| 1973 | Sierra Club v. Froehlke | 359 F. Supp. 1289 | 55 |
| 1982 | Sanders v. City of Houston | 543 F. Supp. 694 | 43 |
| 1972 | Dreyer v. Jalet | 349 F. Supp. 452 | 43 |
| 1976 | Foster v. Boise-Cascade, Inc. | 420 F. Supp. 674 | 42 |
| 1976 | Carter v. Telectron, Inc. | 452 F. Supp. 939 | 41 |
| 1974 | Held v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company | 373 F. Supp. 996 | 40 |
| 1976 | Collier v. Miller | 414 F. Supp. 1357 | 37 |
| 1977 | Braden v. Estelle | 428 F. Supp. 595 | 34 |
| 1976 | Pearl Brewing Co. v. Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. | 415 F. Supp. 1122 | 33 |
| 1977 | Carter v. Telectron, Inc. | 452 F. Supp. 944 | 32 |
| 1980 | Johnson v. San Jacinto Junior College | 498 F. Supp. 555 | 30 |
| 1977 | Thompson v. Offshore Co. | 440 F. Supp. 752 | 30 |
| 1982 | King-Size, Inc. v. Frank's King Size Clothes, Inc. | 547 F. Supp. 1138 | 27 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 149 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Carl Olaf Bue Jr.?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Carl Olaf Bue Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 1970.
- Was Carl Olaf Bue Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Carl Olaf Bue Jr. was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Carl Olaf Bue Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Carl Olaf Bue Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on October 13, 1970. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Carl Olaf Bue Jr. on?
- Carl Olaf Bue Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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50 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).