Benjamin F. Gibson
Benjamin F. Gibson (born July 13, 1931) is a former United States federal judge.[1]
Born in Safford, Alabama, Gibson was a Private in the United States Army from 1948 to 1950. He received a B.S. from Wayne State University in 1955 and a J.D. from Detroit College of Law in 1960. He was an assistant state attorney general of Michigan from 1961 to 1963. He was an assistant prosecutor, County of Ingham, Michigan from 1963 to 1964. He was in private practice in Lansing, Michigan from 1964 to 1979, and was a Professor, Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan from 1979 to 1980.
On July 12, 1979, Gibson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1979, and received his commission on September 26, 1979. He served as chief judge from 1991 to 1995, assuming senior status on July 13, 1996. Gibson served in that capacity until his retirement from the bench, on January 31, 1999.
Sources
- Benjamin F. Gibson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by new seat |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan 1979–1996 |
Succeeded by seat abolished |