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Ernest Gibson
Ernest William Gibson,Jr. (March 6, 1901-November 4, 1969) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. Gibson died on November 4, 1969.
Early life and education
- George Washington University Law School
- Norwich University, A.B., 1923
Professional career
- Private practice, Brattleboro, Vermont, 1927-1940
- State's attorney, Windham County, Vermont, 1929-1933
- Assistant secretary, Vermont State Senate, 1931-1933
- Secretary, Vermont State Senate, 1933-1940
- U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1940-1941
- U.S. Army Colonel, 1941-1945
- State Governor, Vermont, 1946-1950
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Vermont
Gibson was nominated to the court by Harry S Truman on September 15, 1949, to a seat vacated by James P. Leamy.[1] The U.S. Senate confirmed him on October 15, 1949, and he was commissioned three days later on October 18, 1949. Gibson served as the Chief Judge of the District of Vermont for three years, from 1966-1969. His service on the court ended with his death on November 4, 1969. The seat he vacated was filled by James Oakes.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: James Leamy |
District of Vermont 1949–1969 |
Succeeded by: James Oakes
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
