On February 2, 1982, Gibson was nominated by Reagan to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that had been vacated by Judge Floyd Robert Gibson, who had assumed senior status. President Jimmy Carter previously had nominated Howard F. Sachs to the seat, but Sachs' nomination was not acted upon by the United States Senate before Carter's presidency ended, and Reagan chose not to renominate Sachs. Reagan initially had brought forth the name of Hallmark Cards associate general counsel Judith Whittaker (born June 12, 1938) as a nominee to replace Floyd Gibson. However, after it emerged that Whittaker had supported the Equal Rights Amendment, conservatives opposing her nomination launched a letter-writing campaign objecting to her nomination, and Whittaker eventually withdrew her name from consideration.[3][4] On March 4, 1982, the Senate confirmed Gibson and he received his commission on March 9, 1982.[1] Gibson assumed senior status on January 1, 1994[1] and died on April 19, 2014.[5]
john, gibson, john, robert, gibson, december, 1925, april, 2014, united, states, circuit, judge, united, states, court, appeals, eighth, circuit, united, states, district, judge, united, states, district, court, western, district, missouri, senior, judge, unit. John Robert Gibson December 20 1925 April 19 2014 was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri John R GibsonSenior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitIn office January 1 1994 April 19 2014Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitIn office March 9 1982 January 1 1994Appointed byRonald ReaganPreceded byFloyd Robert GibsonSucceeded byDiana E MurphyJudge of the United States District Court for the Western District of MissouriIn office September 19 1981 March 30 1982Appointed byRonald ReaganPreceded byElmo Bolton HunterSucceeded byRoss Thompson RobertsPersonal detailsBornJohn Robert Gibson 1925 12 20 December 20 1925Springfield MissouriDiedApril 19 2014 2014 04 19 aged 88 Reading MassachusettsEducationUniversity of Missouri AB University of Missouri School of Law JD Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Federal judicial service 3 See also 4 References 5 SourcesEarly life and education editBorn in Springfield Missouri Gibson was a sergeant in the United States Army from 1944 to 1946 He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1949 from the University of Missouri where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity followed by a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1952 1 2 He was in private practice of law in Kansas City Missouri from 1952 to 1981 Federal judicial service editGibson was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 9 1981 to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri vacated by Judge Elmo Bolton Hunter Confirmed by the United States Senate on September 16 1981 Gibson received his commission three days later His service was terminated on March 30 1982 due to elevation to the court of appeals On February 2 1982 Gibson was nominated by Reagan to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that had been vacated by Judge Floyd Robert Gibson who had assumed senior status President Jimmy Carter previously had nominated Howard F Sachs to the seat but Sachs nomination was not acted upon by the United States Senate before Carter s presidency ended and Reagan chose not to renominate Sachs Reagan initially had brought forth the name of Hallmark Cards associate general counsel Judith Whittaker born June 12 1938 as a nominee to replace Floyd Gibson However after it emerged that Whittaker had supported the Equal Rights Amendment conservatives opposing her nomination launched a letter writing campaign objecting to her nomination and Whittaker eventually withdrew her name from consideration 3 4 On March 4 1982 the Senate confirmed Gibson and he received his commission on March 9 1982 1 Gibson assumed senior status on January 1 1994 1 and died on April 19 2014 5 See also editJimmy Carter judicial appointment controversiesReferences edit a b c Gibson John R Federal Judicial Center www fjc gov Distinguished Alumni Tau Kappa Epsilon Retrieved November 11 2023 Woman Off List for Judgeship The New York Times December 24 1981 Bowen Ezra 18 April 2005 Law Judges with Their Minds Right Archived from the original on October 26 2012 via www time com JOHN R GIBSON s Obituary on Boston Globe Boston Globe Sources editJohn R Gibson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center Legal officesPreceded byElmo Bolton Hunter Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri1981 1982 Succeeded byRoss Thompson RobertsPreceded byFloyd Robert Gibson Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit1982 1994 Succeeded byDiana E Murphy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John R Gibson amp oldid 1184649096, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
