Born December 8, 1924, in Newark, NJ
Died December 9, 2018, in Short Hills, NJ
 

Federal Judicial Service

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Nominated by Richard M. Nixon on December 5, 1969, to a seat vacated by Gerald McLaughlin.

Confirmed by the Senate on December 17, 1969, and received commission on December 18, 1969.

Served as chief judge, 1987-1990.

Service terminated on January 15, 1990, due to retirement.

Education

College of the Holy Cross, B.S., 1947

Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1950

Professional Career

Private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1950-1970, 1990-2018

Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1987-1989

Professor, Seton Hall Law School, 1990-1997

Biographical

Leonard I. Garth, A Tribute to Chief Judge John J. Gibbons, Seton Hall Law Review: Vol. 17 : Iss. 2 , Article 2 (1987). View Online