Benjamin Gibson
| Benjamin Gibson | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan | |
| Title: | Former Federal Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Jimmy Carter |
| Active: | 9/26/1979 - 7/13/1996 |
| Chief: | 1991 - 1995 |
| Senior: | 7/13/1996 - 1/31/1999 |
| Preceded by: | 92 Stat. 1629 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1931 |
| Home State: | Safford, AL |
| Bachelors: | Wayne State U., B.S., 1955 |
| Law School: | Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1960 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army 1948 - 1950 |
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Benjamin F. Gibson (1931-present) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
Gibson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on July 12, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1979, and received commission the next day. From 1991-1995, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on July 13, 1996. He served the Western District of Michigan until his retirement on January 31, 1999. [1]
Early life and education
Professional career
- U.S. Army Private, 1948-1950
- Assistant state attorney general, Michigan, 1961-1963
- Assistant prosecutor, County of Ingham, Michigan, 1963-1964
- Private practice, Lansing, Michigan, 1964-1979
- Professor, Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan, 1979-1980[1]
Judicial career
Western District of Michigan
Gibson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on July 12, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1979, and received commission the next day. From 1991-1995, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on July 13, 1996. He served the Western District of Michigan until his retirement on January 31, 1999. [1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Benjamin Gibson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Western District of Michigan 1979–1996 |
Succeeded by: ' |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Paul Maloney • Robert Jonker • Janet Neff • Robert Holmes Bell | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Hugh Brenneman, Jr. • Tim Greeley • Joe Scoville • Ellen Carmody • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
David McKeague • Benjamin Gibson • Douglas Hillman • Albert Engel • Solomon Lewis Withey • Wallace Kent • Henry Franklin Severens • George Wanty • Loyal Edwin Knappen • Arthur Carter Denison • Clarence Sessions • Fred Morton Raymond • Noel Fox • Raymond Starr • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Wendell Miles • Richard Enslen • Robert Holmes Bell • Benjamin Gibson • Douglas Hillman • Wallace Kent • Noel Fox • Raymond Starr • | ||
