Julia Smith Gibbons
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Senior status. Born 1950.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Oct 9, 2001
- Senate vote
- 95 to 0
- Confirmed
- Jul 29, 2002
- Commissioned
- Jul 31, 2002
- Senior status
- Sep 17, 2024
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Apr 12, 1983
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jun 6, 1983
- Commissioned
- Jun 7, 1983
- Left this court
- Aug 2, 2002. Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1972
- J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1975
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. William E. Miller, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1975-1976
- Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1976-1979
- Legal advisor, Gov. Lamar Alexander, Tennessee, 1979-1981
- Judge, Tennessee Circuit Court, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Division VI, 1981-1983
- Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2000-2003
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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