Background
III, Lucius Desha Bunton, was born on December 1, 1924 in Del Rio, Texas, United States. Son of Lucius Desha and Avis Maurine (Fisher) B.
III, Lucius Desha Bunton, was born on December 1, 1924 in Del Rio, Texas, United States. Son of Lucius Desha and Avis Maurine (Fisher) B.
Student, University Chicago, 1943-1944; Bachelor, University Texas, Austin, 1947; Juris Doctor, University Texas, Austin, 1950.
Individual practice law, Uvalde, Texas, 1950; associate firm, H.O. Metcalfe, Marfa, Texas, 1951-1954; district attorney, 83d Judicial District Texas, 1954-1959; member firm, Shafer, Gilliland, Davis, Bunton & McCollum, Odessa, Texas, 1959-1979; judge, United States District Court (western district) Texas, Midland, 1979-1987; chief judge, United States District Court (western district) Texas, Midland, 1987-1992; senior judge, United States District Court (western district) Texas, Midland, since 1989. Member judicial resources committee, 1989-1994.
Trustee Ector County (Texas) Indiana School District, 1967-1976. With infantry United States Army, 1943-1946. Member Texas Bar Foundation (charter), American Bar Association, American Bar Foundation, American College Probate Counsel, American Academy Matrimonial Lawyers, State Bar Texas (chairman 1971-1972, vice president 1973-1974, president-elect 1979), Masons.
Married Mary Jane Carsey, June 18, 1947. Children: Cathryne Avis Bunton Warner, Lucius Desha.