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Prior offices

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Education

Personal

Benjamin F. Gibson (1931-present) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

Gibson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on July 12, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1979, and received commission the next day. From 1991-1995, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on July 13, 1996. He served the Western District of Michigan until his retirement on January 31, 1999.^[1]

Early life and education

Wayne State University, B.S., 1955
Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1960^[1]

Professional career

U.S. Army Private, 1948-1950
Assistant state attorney general, Michigan, 1961-1963
Assistant prosecutor, County of Ingham, Michigan, 1963-1964
Private practice, Lansing, Michigan, 1964-1979
Professor, Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan, 1979-1980^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Western District of Michigan

Gibson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on July 12, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1979, and received commission the next day. From 1991-1995, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on July 13, 1996. He served the Western District of Michigan until his retirement on January 31, 1999.^[1]

External links

Benjamin Gibson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Benjamin Gibson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Political offices
Preceded by: NA-New Seat	Western District of Michigan 1979–1996	Succeeded by: '

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Chief Judge: Hala Jarbou • Jane Beckering • Paul Maloney • Robert Jonker

Gordon Quist • Janet Neff • Robert Holmes Bell •

Magistrate judges

Ray Kent • Phillip J. Green • Maarten Vermaat • Sally Berens •

Former Article III judges

Wendell Miles • Richard Enslen • David McKeague • Benjamin Gibson • Douglas Hillman • Albert Engel • Solomon Lewis Withey • W. Wallace Kent • Henry Franklin Severens • George Wanty • Loyal Edwin Knappen • Arthur Carter Denison • Clarence Sessions • Fred Morton Raymond • Noel Fox • Raymond Starr •

Former Chief judges

Wendell Miles • Richard Enslen • Robert Jonker • Robert Holmes Bell • Benjamin Gibson • Douglas Hillman • W. Wallace Kent • Noel Fox • Raymond Starr •

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