United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
540 Potter Stewart United States Courthouse
100 East Fifth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202-3988
Full Name:
Julia Smith Gibbons
Birth Date:
1950
JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1975
BA, Vanderbilt University, 1972
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Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2002-present
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, July 29, 2002
Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 1983-1994, 2000-2002
Nominated by President George W. Bush, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, October 9, 2001
Chief Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 1994-2000
Judge, Tennessee Circuit Court, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Division VI, 1981-1983
Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee, April 12, 1983
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee, June 6, 1983
Legal Advisor, Governor Lamar Alexander, Tennessee, 1979-1981
Attorney, Private Practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1976-1979
Law Clerk, Honorable William E. Miller, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1975-1976
Member, United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2000-2003