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Julia Smith Gibbons
Senior judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Julia Smith Gibbons serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Appointed by George W. Bush and confirmed Jul 29, 2002 by a 95–0 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Confirmed
- Jul 29, 2002
- Senate vote
- 95–0
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1950
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of TennesseeRonald Reagan · Jun 6, 1983 – Aug 2, 2002
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitGeorge W. Bush · Jul 29, 2002
Education
- Vanderbilt UniversityB.A., 1972
- University of Virginia School of LawJ.D., 1975
Career
Law clerk, Hon. William E. Miller, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1975-1976; Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1976-1979; Legal advisor, Gov. Lamar Alexander, Tennessee, 1979-1981; Judge, Tennessee Circuit Court, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Division VI, 1981-1983; Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2000-2003
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