He was in the United States Army Air Forces as a Captain from 1942 to 1947.
He was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas from 1953 to 1959.
He was a Republican candidate for United States House of Representatives from Texas in 1962.
[1] Steger was nominated by President Richard Nixon on October 7, 1970, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, to a new seat created by 84 Stat.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 25, 1970, and received his commission on December 1, 1970.