Reginald W. Gibson (July 31, 1927 – December 8, 2018) was a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims from 1982 to 1995.
Reginald W. Gibson | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims | |
| In office August 15, 1995 – December 9, 2018 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims | |
| In office December 10, 1982 – August 15, 1995 | |
| Appointed by | operation of law |
| Preceded by | seat established |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Baskir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 31, 1927 Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | December 8, 2018 (aged 91) |
| Virginia Union University (BA) Howard University (JD) | |
Born in Lynchburg, Virginia to McCoy and Julia Gibson, Gibson was educated in the public schools of Washington, D.C.,[1] and served in the U.S. Army in the aftermath of World War II, from 1946 to 1947.[2] He then received a Bachelor of Science from Virginia Union University in 1953, also attending the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1952 and 1953, and received a Bachelor of Laws from Howard University School of Law in 1956.[1][2] He was an agent of the Internal Revenue Service, in the United States Department of the Treasury from 1957 to 1961, and then a trial attorney in the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice from 1961 to 1971. He was a senior and later general tax attorney for the International Harvester Company in Chicago, Illinois, from 1971 to 1982.[2]
Claims court service
editOn October 1, 1982, Gibson was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a new seat on the United States Claims Court authorized by 96 Stat. 27.[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 1982, and received his commission the same day, entering on duty December 15, 1982.[1] He assumed senior status on August 15, 1995.[2] He died on December 8, 2018.
Personal life
editGibson had a son, Reginald S. Gibson, Jr.[1]
References
editExternal links
edit- Reginald W. Gibson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.