Floyd Robert Gibson
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 and confirmed by voice vote, Floyd Robert Gibson was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Missouri School of Law in 1933. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1910–2001
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Missouri 1931 · University of Missouri Law 1933
- Succeeded
- Albert Alphonso Ridge
- Succeeded by
- John R. Gibson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Western District of Missouri | Kennedy (D) | Voice vote |
| 1965 | Eighth Circuit succeeded Albert Alphonso Ridge | L.B. Johnson (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Missouri | A.B. | 1931 |
| University of Missouri School of Law | LL.B. | 1933 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Gibson authored 8 published opinions for the court (1962–1964). Most cited: Nistendirk v. United States (15 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Nistendirk v. United States | 225 F. Supp. 884 | 15 |
| 1963 | Hasek v. Certain Lloyd's Underwriters | 228 F. Supp. 754 | 10 |
| 1962 | Davidson v. Kansas City Star Company | 202 F. Supp. 613 | 10 |
| 1963 | Nistendirk v. McGee | 225 F. Supp. 883 | 8 |
| 1964 | Local Joint Executive Board v. Nationwide Downtowner Motor Inns, Inc. | 229 F. Supp. 413 | 7 |
| 1963 | Nistendirk v. McGee | 225 F. Supp. 881 | 7 |
| 1963 | Duncan v. Bookwalter | 216 F. Supp. 301 | 4 |
| 1963 | Graham v. JOHN DEERE COMPANY OF KANSAS CITY | 216 F. Supp. 272 | 3 |
Showing the 8 most-cited of 8 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Floyd Robert Gibson?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Floyd Robert Gibson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in 1965.
- Was Floyd Robert Gibson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Floyd Robert Gibson was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Floyd Robert Gibson's confirmation vote?
- Floyd Robert Gibson was confirmed by voice vote on June 8, 1965. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Floyd Robert Gibson on?
- Floyd Robert Gibson was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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36 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).