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Hugh Gibson

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas · 1979

Hugh Gibson , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Hugh Gibson (November 8, 1918 – June 18, 1998) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Education

  • Rice Institute (now Rice University)B.A., 1940
  • Baylor University School of LawLL.B., 1948

Career

U.S. Army sergeant, 1942-1945; Professor, Baylor Law School, 1948-1949; Assistant district attorney, Galveston, Texas, 1949-1952; Assistant city attorney, Galveston, Texas, 1951-1953; Private practice, Galveston, Texas, 1952-1953; Judge, Galveston County [Texas] Probate Court, 1954-1968; Judge, Texas District Court, Fifty-Sixth Judicial District, 1969-1979

Biography

Hugh Gibson (November 8, 1918 – June 18, 1998) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

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