Education
Born in Clinton, North Carolina, Butler attended the University of North Carolina School of Law, and read law in 1928 to enter the Bar.
Born in Clinton, North Carolina, Butler attended the University of North Carolina School of Law, and read law in 1928 to enter the Bar.
Butler was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 28, 1959, and received his commission on August 31, 1959. He served as chief judge from 1961 to 1975, assuming senior status on August 2, 1975, and serving in that capacity until his death.
He entered private practice in Clintonin 1928, and was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1931, and a county attorney of Sampson County, North Carolina from 1938 to 1951.