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John Joseph Gibbons

American judge (1924–2018)

Field	Value
name	John Joseph Gibbons
office	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
term_start	January 1, 1987
term_end	January 15, 1990
predecessor	Ruggero J. Aldisert
successor	A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.
office1	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
term_start1	December 18, 1969
term_end1	January 15, 1990
appointer1	Richard Nixon
predecessor1	Gerald McLaughlin
successor1	Samuel Alito
birth_date
birth_place	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Maplewood, New Jersey, U.S.
education	College of the Holy Cross (BS)
Harvard University (LLB)
website

| honorific-prefix = | honorific-suffix = Harvard University (LLB) John Joseph Gibbons (December 8, 1924 – December 9, 2018) was an American jurist who served as an appellate judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1969 to 1990. Gibbons served as chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1987 to 1990.

After serving in the U.S. Navy, Gibbons began his legal career at Crummy & Consodine. He later became a partner of the firm, which incorporated his name into its title. Gibbons was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit by President Richard Nixon in December 1969 and served on that court until his retirement in 1990. During his judicial tenure, Gibbons wrote more than 800 legal opinions. From 1987 to 1990, he served as chief judge. After retiring from the bench, Gibbons returned to the private practice of law and worked on human rights cases, commercial arbitration, and intellectual property disputes. He received a lifetime achievement award from The American Lawyer in 2005 and was named as one of the National Law Journals "100 most influential lawyers" in 2006.

Early life and career

Gibbons was born in Newark, New Jersey, on December 8, 1924, and was raised in Belleville. His father worked for a local brewery and his mother was a homemaker. He graduated from Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in 1942. He served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946.

After graduation, Gibbons joined the firm of Crummy & Consodine. After several years with the firm, he was named a partner and the firm's name changed to Crummy, Consodine & Gibbons. In 1967, Gibbons became President of the New Jersey State Bar Association, and also a member of the Governor's Commission on Civil Disorders. This was during the time of the Newark riots which left 23 people dead and more than 1,500 arrested. The firm responded by sending cars full of lawyers to courthouses to speed up the processing of bail applications and reduce jail overcrowding. The firm represented many of those charged on a pro bono basis.

Federal judicial service

Gibbons was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit by President Richard Nixon on December 5, 1969, to a seat vacated by Judge Gerald McLaughlin. Gibbons was confirmed by the Senate on December 17, 1969, and received his commission on December 18, 1969. He served as Chief Judge of the Third Circuit between 1987 and 1990 and retired on January 15, 1990.

Post-judicial career

Gibbons returned to the firm bearing his name in 1990 (which was then renamed Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione), and founded the John J. Gibbons Fellowship in Public Interest & Constitutional Law.

He also worked as a mediator and arbitrator in commercial disputes between large corporations and in litigation in the fields of antitrust, intellectual property law and securities regulation. He was a member of the American Bar Association's house of delegates and was chairman of its Committee on Fair Trial and Free Press.

Gibbons was named "lawyer of the year" by the New Jersey Law Journal in 2004 and received a lifetime achievement award from The American Lawyer in 2005. In 2006 he was named on the National Law Journal's list of "100 most influential lawyers".

References

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[http://www.gibbonslaw.com/gibbons_legacy/index.php Gibbons P.C. firm history] {{webarchive. link. (2008-07-05)
(10 December 2018). "Former 3rd Circuit Judge John J. Gibbons Dead at 94". New Jersey Law Journal.
(10 December 2018). "John Gibbons, former federal judge, dies at 94".
Sandomir, Richard. (2018-12-14). "John Gibbons Dies at 94; Argued for Rights for Guantánamo Detainees". [[The New York Times]].

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