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Hugh Gibson
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Hugh Gibson served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Oct 4, 1979. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Confirmed
- Oct 4, 1979
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1918
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of TexasJimmy Carter · Oct 4, 1979 – Jun 18, 1998
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
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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