Claude Luse

Claude Zeth Luse (February 23, 1879 – May 28, 1932) was an American lawyer and judge. He was United States district judge for the Western District of Wisconsin.

Education and career Luse was born in Stoughton, Wisconsin to Louis K. Luse and Ella Luse. He received a bachelor of letters from the University of Minnesota in 1901 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1903.

Federal judicial service Luse received a recess appointment from President Warren G. Harding on April 1, 1921, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin vacated by the death of Judge Arthur Loomis Sanborn. He was nominated to the same position by President Harding on April 14, 1921. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 27, 1921, and received his commission the same day.

Family Luse married Gertrude Baker in 1904.