Floyd Robert Gibson

Floyd Robert Gibson
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office December 31, 1979 – October 4, 2001
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office 1974–1979
Preceded by	Pat Mehaffy
Succeeded by	Donald P. Lay
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office June 8, 1965 – December 31, 1979
Appointed by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Albert Alphonso Ridge
Succeeded by	John R. Gibson
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office 1962–1965
Preceded by	Randle Jasper Smith
Succeeded by	William H. Becker
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office August 30, 1961 – June 20, 1965
Appointed by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Seat established by 75 Stat. 80
Succeeded by	Elmo Bolton Hunter
Personal details
Born	Floyd Robert Gibson (1910-03-03)March 3, 1910 Prescott, Arizona
Died	October 4, 2001(2001-10-04) (aged 91) Kansas City, Missouri
Education	University of Missouri (AB) University of Missouri School of Law (LLB)

Floyd Robert Gibson (March 3, 1910 – October 4, 2001) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and was previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Education and career

Born in Prescott, Arizona Territory Gibson received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Missouri in 1931 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1933. He was in private practice in Independence, Missouri from 1933 to 1937, and in Kansas City, Missouri from 1937 to 1961. He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1940 to 1946, and of the Missouri Senate from 1946 to 1961, serving as President pro tem from 1957 to 1961. He was also a counselor to Jackson County, Missouri from 1942 to 1944.

Federal judicial service

Gibson was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on August 17, 1961, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, to a new seat authorized by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 30, 1961, and received his commission on August 30, 1961. He served as Chief Judge from 1962 to 1965. His service terminated on June 20, 1965, due to elevation to the Eighth Circuit.

Gibson was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on May 18, 1965, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Judge Albert Alphonso Ridge. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 8, 1965, and received his commission on June 8, 1965. He served as Chief Judge from 1974 to 1979. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1979. His service terminated on October 4, 2001, due to his death in Kansas City, Missouri.

Sources

• Floyd Robert Gibson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.