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John Joseph Gibbons

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969

John Joseph Gibbons , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. John Joseph Gibbons (December 8, 1924 – December 9, 2018) was an American jurist who served as a federal appellate judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1969 to 1990, during which time he served as its chief judge from 1987 to 1990.

Education

  • College of the Holy CrossB.S., 1947
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1950

Career

Private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1950-1970, 1990-; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1987-1989; Professor, Seton Hall Law School, 1990-

Biography

John Joseph Gibbons (December 8, 1924 – December 9, 2018) was an American jurist who served as a federal appellate judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1969 to 1990, during which time he served as its chief judge from 1987 to 1990.

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