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Floyd Gibson
Floyd Robert Gibson (1910-2001) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Gibson died on October 4th, 2001.
Early life and education
- University of Missouri, A.B., 1931
- University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, LL.B., 1933[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Independence, Missouri, 1933-1937
- Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 1937-1961
- Member, Missouri General Assembly, 1940-1946
- Counselor, Jackson County, Missouri, 1942-1944
- Member, Missouri state Senate, 1946-1961
- President pro tem, 1957-1961[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Western District of Missouri
Gibson was nominated to the Western District of Missouri by President John F. Kennedy on August 17, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 30, 1961, and received his commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1962 until he was advanced to the Eighth Circuit on June 20, 1965.[1] Gibson was succeeded in this position by Elmo Hunter.
Eighth Circuit
Gibson was nominated to the Eighth Circuit by President Lyndon Johnson on May 18, 1965, to a seat vacated by Albert Ridge; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 8, 1965, and received his commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1974 until he assumed senior status on December 31, 1979. He served until his death on October 4, 2001.[1]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Floyd Gibson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Western District of Missouri 1961–1965 Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: Elmo Hunter |
| Preceded by: Albert Ridge |
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 1965–2001 |
Succeeded by: John Gibson
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Mary Elizabeth Phillips • David Kays • Brian C. Wimes • M. Douglas Harpool • Stephen R. Bough • Roseann A. Ketchmark | ||
| Senior judges |
Rodney Sippel • Nanette Laughrey • Ortrie Smith • Dean Whipple • Howard Sachs • Fernando Gaitan • Gary Fenner • | ||
| Magistrate judges | James England • David P. Rush • Lajuana Counts • Willie Epps • Brian Gaddy • Jill Morris • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. • Robert William Wells • John Gibson (Eighth Circuit) • Arnold Krekel • John Finis Philips • Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh • Albert Reeves • Merrill Otis • John Collet • Richard Dorr • William Collinson • Richard Duncan (Missouri) • Joseph Stevens (Missouri) • Harris Wangelin • Brook Bartlett • William Becker • Russell Clark • Floyd Gibson • Albert Ridge • Charles Whittaker • Elmo Hunter • John Oliver (Missouri) • Ross Roberts • Randle Smith • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Dean Whipple • Scott Wright • Howard Sachs • Albert Reeves • Richard Duncan (Missouri) • Joseph Stevens (Missouri) • Brook Bartlett • William Becker • Russell Clark • Floyd Gibson • Albert Ridge • Elmo Hunter • John Oliver (Missouri) • Randle Smith • | ||
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
