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Hugh Gibson

Hugh Gibson

Texas Southern District Court

Born 1918 in Cameron, TX

Died 1998 in Galveston, TX

FJC ID: 849

Hugh Gibson (November 8, 1918 – June 18, 1998) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Texas District Court, Fifty-Sixth Judicial District
    Judge · 1969–1979
  2. Galveston County [Texas] Probate Court
    Judge · 1954–1968
  3. Galveston, Texas
    Assistant city attorney · 1951–1953
  4. Private practice, Galveston, Texas
    1952–1953
  5. Galveston, Texas
    Assistant district attorney · 1949–1952
  6. Baylor Law School
    Professor · 1948–1949
  7. U.S. Army sergeant
    1942–1945

Appointments

  1. Texas Southern District Court
    1979–1998 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Baylor University School of Law
    LL.B. · 1948
  2. Rice Institute (now Rice University)
    B.A. · 1940